On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:57:11 -0000, bert ] wrote:

In message , Uncle Peter writes
On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:26:32 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:

Nightjar "cpb"@" "insert my surname here wrote
A. N. Other wrote

It is in everyone's interest to reduce the
number of serious and fatal traffic accidents

The problem with that is that only 5% of RTCs have exceeding
the speed limit as a contributory factor, while 42% have driver
failed to look properly as a contributory factor. For fatal accidents,
loss of control was the most common factor, at 34%. Speed is
easy to measure, which makes it an easy target, but a serious
attempt to cut accidents should target bad driving.

Easier said than done.

What makes most sense it to make accidents more
survivable and to redesign the road system so that
accidents are minimised and that is what has been done.

Nope. It's wrong to pick on someone speeding who will probably never
cause an accident. The ones that drive badly tend to drive slower
BECAUSE they're **** drivers.

"Probably" but not "certainly"
The vast majority of drivers - if not all - will think they will never
probably cause an accident.

Innocent until proven guilty. If I saw you looking at a bank vault door, it would be wrong of me to assume you were going to break into it.

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