On Tue, 08 May 2007 12:42:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Tue, 08 May 2007 10:04:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:


|!If people were prosecuted not for speeding, but for HAVING ACCIDENTS.
|!the roads would be a far safer place.

In reality *both* happen.
Small fine and a few points for speeding which *may* cause an accident.
Bigger fine and more points if you *do* cause an accident by speeding.

Nobody ever caused an accident by speeding on its own.

You do talk some ****e.

What about the person who could not see round a bend, traveled around
the bend and found a stalled car which he ran straight in to - where
if he had been traveling more slowly he would have had time to break
and avoid the stopped car.

He caused the accident by speeding - it will probably be you next time
it happens.