Speed not as dangerous as propaganda suggests
12-18-2008, 01:33 PM
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Interesting - I was just thinking about this recently
Heard on the radio a few days ago that the higher gas prices have discouraged drivers from speeding. Police say that this has caused a -30% drop in accidents in the last few months (or something of the sort).
-30% is a hard number - are there any other reasons why accidents would have gone down so drastically?
-30% is a hard number - are there any other reasons why accidents would have gone down so drastically?
12-18-2008, 01:44 PM
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There was an independent study in the US on how fuel cost affected drivers
They mentioned that speeding and accidents dropped significantly when gas was expensive.
Sooooo, what was the comment that the OPP had where they believed that the 'street racing' law decreased speeding??
Sooooo, what was the comment that the OPP had where they believed that the 'street racing' law decreased speeding??
12-18-2008, 05:24 PM
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Crumple zones and airbags take care of that;-)
Otherwise we'd be doing what they did in jolly ol England in the very early days of motoring - a man with a flag had to walk in front of the car at all times;-)
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12-20-2008, 11:44 AM
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There are no properly done studies that can link speed to accident rates
This is one reason the Germans refuse to lower their speed limits, they know speed is not really relevant to accident frequency only to severity. Higher speed causes more damage when an accident occurs and this is often confusingly attributed as a cause of the accident rather than a cause of the extent of the damage.
It is understood that high relative speeds within traffic flows are relevant to accident rates.
This is why we should all drive fast. It is too dangerous to drive slowly in fast moving traffic
It is understood that high relative speeds within traffic flows are relevant to accident rates.
This is why we should all drive fast. It is too dangerous to drive slowly in fast moving traffic