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I saw a similar tractor on the road today, but thankfully there was no Corsa to try to coherce me into a race, so we all made it home safely phew
RMS should do it's own video for free to the doe. Would be 100% better.
We can wreck a prius also. Everyone will be happy.
RMS should do it's own video for free to the doe. Would be 100% better.
We can wreck a prius also. Everyone will be happy.
The stats are available, it's something like 10 percent speeding, 70 driver inattentiveness. Speeding is easier to detect though, so gets the most stigma attached.Indeed, I wonder what the evidence base for road safety is ie what actually causes the most accidents, not subjective, but objective evidence based facts.
I suspect the ads don't reflect this at all, we need the things which actually cause fatal and serious injury rta's to be put in the public domain.
The stats are available, it's something like 10 percent speeding, 70 driver inattentiveness. Speeding is easier to detect though, so gets the most stigma attached.
Sherlock said:Topping the charge sheet is failing to look properly (the Smidsy factor – "Sorry mate, I didn't see you', relevant in 20.5 per cent of fatals involving driver error)
First thing I did on my driving test , before even setting foot in a car , was an "eye test" . Had to read the reg of a car sitting in the carpark. Wouldn't be hard for police to do that if they pull you over. It would make more sense than some of the other things they do !
i agree it may be more useful than some of the things the police do but at the same time, that in itself wont determine a lot about someones ability to concentrate on the road imo. I think a hell of a lot of people still use their phone when driving and simply get distracted too easily.. could it be the countless gadgets and buttons in modern cars influencing any of this? we've probably all been guilty quite a few times of doing something we shouldnt have been while driving.
I think something should be different when determining if elderly people are fit to drive, some of the driving i see is completely ridiculous, they have no spacial awareness and react so slow. Not saying this for all elderly people but some of the driving i have seen is wild. Young people still have the "untouchable" mentality, im probably guilty of that myself sometimes. So many factors which need reassessed but its done? i really dont know..
Meanwhile the rest of the world point and laugh at us when they see these "saftey"
adverts for the first time . .
In all honesty there isnt much of a better way.
You really have a blinkered view stevie. So you are saying the things you mentioned above arent contributing to road deaths? Driving while on the phone, speeding, cars that arent insured or taxed?So you believe their idiotic speed campaigns will reduce deaths from incompetent drivers ?
Really...there IS a better way.
Speed isnt the problem, phones arent the problem, cars with no MOT or insurance arent the problem. None of those things are causing the accidents.
The people behind the wheel are the problem, lack of driver competence is the problem, assholes who refuse to use their eyes are the problem.
All the same causes of accidents there have been since people started driving.
So there is a lot more the police and other bodies could be doing to tackle road safety instead of the current road death policy they engage in.