This may be the statistic but 99% of accidents still have a human error factor cars dont generally run off the road on their own against the humans effort to stay on the road .
Woody
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Woody. As is said, it's the nut behind the wheel that causes the accident.
Dave Allen (Irish Comedian) said once that 10% of all accidents are caused by drunk drivers. That implies that 90% are caused by sober drivers. So why don't all the sober drivers get off the road and leave us drunks alone.
This may be the statistic but 99% of accidents still have a human error factor cars dont generally run off the road on their own against the humans effort to stay on the road .
Woody
I am continually surprised at the number of times police state that "speed was a factor" in accidents.
Seriously? If the vehicle was doing zero km/hr, would they have had the accident? My thought is that speed is always (or almost always) a factor, so why do they not look for more salient factors?
Lazy?
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the article says your more likely to die or suffer serious injury in an older car in the case of an accident i also believe newer cars do have better brakes better handling and are safer i dont think it implys people in newer cars drive better
But I clearly remember back to when I first started driving
I could never afford a newish car, so I will assume that most older cars are driven by younger people
Exactly. One reason why I made the title "Illogical Conclusion". And younger drivers maybe a bit more aggressive or "it can't happen to me" view, travel a lot more, and hence on the road more often.
But I clearly remember back to when I first started driving
I could never afford a newish car, so I will assume that most older cars are driven by younger people
Exactly. One reason why I made the title "Illogical Conclusion". And younger drivers maybe a bit more aggressive or "it can't happen to me" view, travel a lot more, and hence on the road more often.
I was all of the above.
Yes Rusty
1965 in Western Australia rural roads, either we....
Never had speed limits
Never had the finances to put up speed signs on the highways
Never had enough Traffic Patrolmen to police any speeding on the highway, if there had been speed limits
Exactly. One reason why I made the title "Illogical Conclusion". And younger drivers maybe a bit more aggressive or "it can't happen to me" view, travel a lot more, and hence on the road more often.
I was all of the above.
Yes Rusty
1965 in Western Australia rural roads, either we....
Never had speed limits
Never had the finances to put up speed signs on the highways
Never had enough Traffic Patrolmen to police any speeding on the highway, if there had been speed limits
Always knew that we would never get caught
All of the above, plus "10 ft tall and bullet proof!"
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I see it as a bit odd that this type of 'study result' comes up with surprising monotony every few years.
Here in Vic the issue of annual roadworthy inspections comes up with the same monotony (with the studies generally funded by the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce - VACC) and I believe this is just another 'push' by the VACC to try and convince our authorities that annual roadworthy checks should be introduced as only VACC members can conduct roadworthy inspections (currently about $187 a shot).
