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US DOT Report Confirms Speed Not Major Accident Cause
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| Dec. 15, 2008
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Posted on 12/18/2008 8:52:20 AM PST by decimon
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To: rfp1234
With California’s financial crisis, I look for larger fines and increased enforcement.
I’m getting my bicycle fixed today.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:03:06 AM PST
by
Loud Mime
("Only the dead have seen the end of war" Plato)
To: ClearCase_guy
Journalism is like throwing a hand grenade -- getting close is good enough. I'll guess that this makes more sense in the original than in the abstract. But I'm not willing to find out.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:03:11 AM PST
by
decimon
To: decimon
No doubt in my mind that many accidents are caused by idiots texting while driving, or diving to the floor to pick up the dropped CD.....
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:06:02 AM PST
by
NRA1995
("You improvise, you adapt, you overcome" (Gunny from "Heartbreak Ridge"))
To: decimon
The speed limit is supposed to be the 85th percentile speed measured under free flow conditions. The 85th percentile speed is based on how drivers use a road. If the road has a lot of twists and turns, drivers naturally drive slower, resulting in a lower speed limit. Artificially low speed limits condition drivers to disrespect the sign- which leads to problems on roads where exceeding the speed limit could easily have fatal consequences.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:06:39 AM PST
by
bobjam
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:08:08 AM PST
by
decimon
To: mewzilla
and that he was indeed born in Hawaii. Do you think they're lying?What's your point? you can go through a windshield if you hit a brick wall while travelling 25mph if you are not wearing a seat belt.
It's speed DIFFERENTIAL that causes more accidents than speed itself, ie a mix of fast and slow traffic,or the sudden slowing of the traffic flow, that is more dangerous than cars all driving at high speed.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:08:15 AM PST
by
Wil H
(No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume No Records, No References, Nobama..)
To: decimon
"Whiskey bottle, brand new car,
Oak tree, you're in my way..."
...."That Smell" -Lynyrd Skynyrd
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:08:44 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
To: decimon
I’ll bet jackasses who ride in the left lane when not passing actually cause a higher rate of accidents.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:09:12 AM PST
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
To: decimon
How about the A-holes driving 10 miles an hour below the speed limit in the fast lane with a cell phone stuck up their Hole.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:09:18 AM PST
by
org.whodat
(Conservatives don't vote for Bailouts for Super-Rich Bankers! Republicans do!)
To: mewzilla
OOoops! sorry, re transmit...:-)
How about Fatalities?
What's your point? you can go through a windshield if you hit a brick wall while travelling 25mph if you are not wearing a seat belt.
It's Speed DIFFERENTIAL that causes more accidents than speed itself, ie a mix of fast and slow traffic,or the sudden slowing of the traffic flow, that is more dangerous than cars all driving at high speed.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:09:55 AM PST
by
Wil H
(No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume No Records, No References, Nobama..)
To: decimon
“Don’t just carp; what’s fishy?”
Probably crappie data collection methods, plus grouper-think at the DOT.
I love to drive fast, just for the halibut. Anything for a cheap krill.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:10:16 AM PST
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(God helps those who help themselves. The government helps those who don't.)
To: decimon
Distraction and not paying attention to the road accounted for 41 percent of the errors.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:13:21 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: decimon
US DOT Report Confirms Speed Not Major Accident CauseThat is like saying no one ever dies from falling off a 25 story building. It's the suddens stop that kills people.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:13:21 AM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(The main stream media lied - America died.)
To: Wil H
From the NHTSA stats I've seen, survbivability is directly affected by speed. IOW, the slower the vehicle's going, the better your chances for surviving the accident. And if you're somewhere that's not near a good trauma center when you have you're crash, maybe going that ten miles over the speed limit wasn't such a great idea.
I will admit to some bias here. We had a family member killed in an MVA when she was hit by someone exceeding the speed limit. It's left me with an interest in accident safety issues.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:16:12 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: Slapshot68
"I thought it was SUVs"
That's why it's not speed (except for speeding SUVs).
The ultimate cause of car crashes is building the cars in the first place, followed by actually letting people drive them.
All we have to do is drive all the auto manufacturers out of business and the issue will be resolved.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:18:32 AM PST
by
Paladin2
(No, pundits strongly believe that the proper solution is more dilution.)
To: dblshot
“Enforcement of speed laws is a revenue generator for local government.”
Ding ding ding.....we have a winner!!!
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:25:21 AM PST
by
glasseye
To: decimon
I'm a crappy driver and I acknowledge it, so I always drive at a safe speed and am very cautious.
I never - never - drive with even a drop of alcohol in me, either.
Putting my life at risk is one thing. Putting the lives of innocent people at risk is something else entirely. (I'd rather not be responsible for the next Jacqueline Saburido.)
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:25:21 AM PST
by
CE2949BB
(Fight.)
To: decimon
Tailgating, improper lane changes, too fast for conditions, failures to yield: a few pushy, antagonizing bullies on the road—both men and women. ...and yes, most of them in larger vehicles for the wrong reason. ...spoiled rotten individuals. Maybe the depression will take many of them down.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:27:08 AM PST
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote, http://falconparty.com/)
To: All
My beloved Austin, Tx. has a somewhat new police chief(from LA) that has decided to ramp up speed enforcement. This city used to be so laid back and didn't really sweat the minor traffic stuff. Now you have to be paranoid all the time. As far as I know, we weren't a dangerous city before. Lean times account for more fines.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:27:34 AM PST
by
BOATSNM8
To: decimon
The ineffectiveness of speed enforcement has been proven several times. The local govts use speed enforcement because is a lazy way to fill the local retirement fund coffers. Every time I see one of these donut munchers staring at his radar gun I think of how many REAL crimes are being committed. How many domestic abuses and school drug deals occur while these revenuers betray the public trust?
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:31:03 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(Obamalama lied, the republic died.)
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