Speed kills!

[Syringer]

http://www.motorauthority.com/...only-5-of-crashes.html

Traveling to fast for the conditions was the critical pre-crash event in only 5% of cases, according to the study. The NHTSA says that 41% of all driver-related critical events were recognition errors related to inattention and internal or external distractions. Only about 8.4% of the driver-related critical events were related to excessive speed, however. By comparison, inadequate driver skill was deemed responsible for 10% of accidents.

There you have it, drive faster.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

The stats say most accidents happen within a 5-10 mile radius of home, so I say move.

 

[compuwiz1]

There is always some idiot out there looking for information to support his beliefs so he can justify his behavior. If the shoe fits wear it.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Go ahead and drive faster. I'd rather avoid that 5% increased risk and I quite enjoy having 0 speeding tickets and cheaper insurance

 

[daveshel]

I always try to minimize my time behind the wheel when I've been drinking by going as fast as possible.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Originally posted by: daveshel
I always try to minimize my time behind the wheel when I've been drinking by going as fast as possible.

Less time on the road by getting home faster, I see how this can increase your chances of making it home safe. :thumbsup: Plus you just might out run any cars trying to hit you.

 

[TallBill]

Actually it does. When speed limits were lowered during WW2 to 35 mph, road fatalities plummeted.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Syringer
http://www.motorauthority.com/...only-5-of-crashes.html

Traveling to fast for the conditions was the critical pre-crash event in only 5% of cases, according to the study. The NHTSA says that 41% of all driver-related critical events were recognition errors related to inattention and internal or external distractions. Only about 8.4% of the driver-related critical events were related to excessive speed, however. By comparison, inadequate driver skill was deemed responsible for 10% of accidents.

There you have it, drive faster.

I would say that when the weather turns foul that number would go up quite a bit.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp

Originally posted by: daveshel
I always try to minimize my time behind the wheel when I've been drinking by going as fast as possible.

Less time on the road by getting home faster, I see how this can increase your chances of making it home safe. :thumbsup: Plus you just might out run any cars trying to hit you.

As long as you are over 10 miles away from home, since most accidents occur closer then that.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp

Originally posted by: daveshel
I always try to minimize my time behind the wheel when I've been drinking by going as fast as possible.

Less time on the road by getting home faster, I see how this can increase your chances of making it home safe. :thumbsup: Plus you just might out run any cars trying to hit you.

As long as you are over 10 miles away from home, since most accidents occur closer then that.

Excellent point.

 

[dullard]

High speed causes 5% of crashes. But, 100% of crashes involving high speed (this number fer exceeds the 5% of speed caused crashes) are far more severe than they otherwise would.

For example, if there were 100 crashes, five would be caused by high speed. But ~50 other crashes also involved speeding (but not caused by speeding) and were far more violent than if there were no speeding involved. A car going 45 MPH in a 35 MPH zone must absorb almost double the destructive energy than that same car going 35 MPH even if speed had nothing to do with the crash.

 

[Paladin3]

Funny how the article never defines "critical pre-crash event". This article is just another example of sloppy research and irresponsible reporting. Their findings may be technically true, but they misrepresent the entire issue by the way they have interpreted the results.

Speed alone is not necessarily dangerous, but it magnifies the severity and risk of any other driving mistake you make. If you drive off the road while tuning your radio, will you stand a better chance of surviving at 75 mph or 45 mph? The inattentiveness may be the "critical pre-crash event" that caused the accident, but the speed is what turned the fender-bender into a fatality. So, yes, speed does kill and slowing down is the best way to get where you are going alive.

 

[biggestmuff]

too!

 

[rh71]

I'm still amazed at how many people drive with cellphones attached firmly to their ear. I'm all for people being able to talk and drive at the same time (done with passengers all the time, though some suck at it more than others) but could they at least just use the damn speakerphone so their side vision isn't impaired? And if you have to do it, use your right ear, so you can still signal. Inconsiderate mother fuggers.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp

Originally posted by: daveshel
I always try to minimize my time behind the wheel when I've been drinking by going as fast as possible.

Less time on the road by getting home faster, I see how this can increase your chances of making it home safe. :thumbsup: Plus you just might out run any cars trying to hit you.

As long as you are over 10 miles away from home, since most accidents occur closer then that.

Excellent point.

Not to rain on the sarcasm parade, but the only reason most accidents occur so close to home is because that's where most people drive most often. Same goes for speed of most accidents (under 45mph). My car computer says my total avg speed is 26.2mph. It's obvious I don't drive over 45mph most of my behind-the-wheel time.

 

[Paladin3]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
There is always some idiot out there looking for information to support his beliefs so he can justify his behavior. If the shoe fits wear it.

You said it far better and with fewer words than I did. for you, my friend.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Someone once said that if there was a 25MPH speed limit fatalities could be reduced by 94%. And just think, cars could be built so much lighter!

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Someone once said that if there was a 25MPH speed limit fatalities could be reduced by 94%. And just think, cars could be built so much lighter!

LOL imagine the amount of time it would take to get places.

 

[Insomniator]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Actually it does. When speed limits were lowered during WW2 to 35 mph, road fatalities plummeted.

but millions were late!

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Originally posted by: Paladin3
Funny how the article never defines "critical pre-crash event". This article is just another example of sloppy research and irresponsible reporting. Their findings may be technically true, but they misrepresent the entire issue by the way they have interpreted the results.

Speed alone is not necessarily dangerous, but it magnifies the severity and risk of any other driving mistake you make. If you drive off the road while tuning your radio, will you stand a better chance of surviving at 75 mph or 45 mph? The inattentiveness may be the "critical pre-crash event" that caused the accident, but the speed is what turned the fender-bender into a fatality. So, yes, speed does kill and slowing down is the best way to get where you are going alive.

Reading comprehension ftl?

The 'critical pre-crash event' is defined as the action or event that puts the vehicle on an inevitable collision course - the point of no return.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Someone once said that if there was a 25MPH speed limit fatalities could be reduced by 94%. And just think, cars could be built so much lighter!

In other news, traffic and trading has dropped because no one bothers going outside anymore.



We need some kind of autobahn like the Germans have. probably the best thing to come out of Germany besides hot women.

 

[Anubis]

i wonder what % women are responsible for

 

[QueBert]

all cars should be built with a body that has a ramp in the back and front with a totally flat top, that way if I run into you, all that will happen is my car will ride up your ramp, no damage done.

this solution seems so obvious, I don't know why car manufacturers haven't figured it out out.

Ramp cars = t3h saf3ty

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: rh71
I'm still amazed at how many people drive with cellphones attached firmly to their ear. I'm all for people being able to talk and drive at the same time (done with passengers all the time, though some suck at it more than others) but could they at least just use the damn speakerphone so their side vision isn't impaired? And if you have to do it, use your right ear, so you can still signal. Inconsiderate mother fuggers.

how big is your phone to block out side viewing? i tend to turn my head to look sideways, and my phone is fairly small. my maddogs block more than my phone does.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: QueBert
all cars should be built with a body that has a ramp in the back and front with a totally flat top, that way if I run into you, all that will happen is my car will ride up your ramp, no damage done.

this solution seems so obvious, I don't know why car manufacturers haven't figured it out out.

Ramp cars = t3h saf3ty

i just got the most hilarious visual from that