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So you're suggesting that anybody doing 70 or less is likely to be inattentive? I wonder why I don't see more carnage on the motorways near me where I can drive for miles at 70-75 without being overtaken.
Come to that it's surprising you don't get more accidents in average speed sections (roadworks or managed motorways) where everybody is doing the same <70 speed. I presume they don't have any idea what they're doing setting up such things in the name of safety.
If afraid it generally does - can't argue with basic human nature I'm afraid.
You're proposing making people safer by making them all go faster and making things more dangerous?
Seriously?
Nope it just has to feel more dangerous and most of the vehicles doing identical speeds will feel very safe indeed.
You're proposing making people safer by making them all go faster and making things more dangerous?
Nope, don't bend what I'm saying to suit your own agenda. I'm saying that when there's a greater speed differential between vehicles, or when traveling faster rather than slower, then people have a natural tendency to be more aware and to pay more attention to what they're doing. Basic human nature stuff!
That's the "replace the airbag with a metal spike" argument.
So you're suggesting that anybody doing 70 or less is likely to be inattentive?
I'd put good money on the suggestion that most people doing 70 or less are inattentive. But the same applies to [i]everyone [/i]on the motorway, otherwise "drive in a straight line, hit nothing" would never cause accidents.
I'm saying that when there's a greater speed differential between vehicles, or when traveling faster rather than slower, then people have a natural tendency to be more aware and to pay more attention to what they're doing.
If that's true, then it would be because they NEED to do more stuff. So it probably cancels out anyway.
If everyone were driving at the same speed, there'd be far fewer opportunities to crash would there not?
Also - maybe at the beginning of a drive the drivers in the mayhem scenario might be more attentive - but when everyone's three hours in more drivers would be tired, nervous, stressed, and more prone to make mistakes or miss things.
From this we can conclude that your model is vastly over-simplified.
Worst thread ever.
Best thread ever.
It's getting there, but not quite reached Total Handbag Defcon 1 yet....
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Your contribution made me chuckle but was offset by Cougar's borrowed wisdom with that George Carlin re-write.
I think you're right.
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