On 22/02/2018 00:47, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:08:22 +0000, Brian Reay wrote:

On 21/02/2018 20:26, Huge wrote:
"T i m" wrote in message
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http://imgbox.com/WlTt9IfA

Nice. ;-) [1]


This (driving a 'tank') is often used by folk as a way of 'protecting
them and their family' but they are either unaware ... or are and
simply don't care that the only way that will work is if they crash
into something smaller, putting other peoples families at greater
risk. ;-(

No-one gives a **** about you, D i m.


He doesn't seem to grasp the concept that the idea ISN'T to crash into
anyone or anything.

And you don't seem to grasp the concept that I have grasped more of
the concepts than you from the beginning. But then I'm not trying to
justify myself?

'Huge' (describing his ego) is just a sad troll.

I wonder where he learned to drive, the dodgems?

Why on earth are you spouting such nonsense Brian?

I didn't make up the stats ... ? (eg)

https://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/a...arge-cars.html

https://www.accessmagazine.org/fall-...ly-safer-cars/

"However, the average SUV poses nearly twice the risk to drivers of
other vehicles as do the average midsize and large cars. The net
result is that the combined risk of the average SUV (129) is about 25
to 30 percent higher than that of the average midsize (105) or large
car (100)."

http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/25/auto...oad/index.html

"You might notice that this list is heavy on SUVs, with few small or
subcompact cars.

That's really just a matter of physics. If two vehicles, both of which
perform equally well in crash tests, meet each other in a real-world
wreck, the occupants of the smaller, lighter vehicle will likely fare
worse."

Those facts are *nothing* to do with driving skills and everything to
do with relative masses. As a maths teacher I would have thought you
would be able to deal with statistics and some science?

So, I repeat, anyone deliberately choosing a big vehicle because it is
safer than a small vehicle is only enjoying that 'advantage' at the
cost of those in the smaller vehicles.

What seems ironic / coincidental is that it's only those who may well
fall under my question who is desperately trying to avoid the science.

Fact, the occupants of bigger vehicles typically survive better than
the occupants of smaller vehicles (when everything else is equal).

Fact, if you buy a bigger vehicle because or with the consideration
that you and your will be 'safer' in an accident, you are
statistically only going to be doing so at the cost to someone else.

Fact, the above has *nothing* to do with anyone's personal driving
style (so you can wind you neck in). ;-)


Your own reference states:

"Regardless of what you drive, all experts agree that how you drive is
the most important safety factor. Human performance and behavior factors
contribute to more than 90 percent of crashes, according to NHTSA."

(From:
https://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/a...arge-cars.html
)


If you don't hit another car, large or small, then size really doesn't
matter.




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