old man emu Posted November 7 Posted November 7 I must find a pictorial pun and take a leaf out of your bok choi. 1 1
spacesailor Posted November 8 Posted November 8 Private cars can't survive a 60 klmre crash . "Written off" never to be reregistered again . spacesailor
spacesailor Posted November 8 Posted November 8 Not blooodi working . Just look at our appalling ' road fatality rate ' . spacesailor
old man emu Posted November 8 Posted November 8 13 minutes ago, spacesailor said: Just look at our appalling ' road fatality rate ' . While it is true that any loss of life due to traffic collisions is not good, to say that the road fatality number in 2024 is "appalling" shows that you don't remember what the number was in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In those years the numbers were regularly over 1,000 in NSW, probably the same in Victoria and proportionally lower in the other States and Territories. Cultural changes brought about by RBT; massive improvements in passive safety of vehicles and better constructed roads have had the greatest effect on reducing the fatality rate, although I wonder if that drop hasn't been at the cost of increasing disabilities in crash survivors. There will always be road transport fatalities. Sometimes they cannot be avoided - such as the results of sudden medical disablement. More often though they are the result of anti-social behaviour by a few drivers. As I see it, those tasked with making road transport safer and introducing countermeasures, fail to analyse the reasons for collisions beyond the old chestnuts of speed, intoxication and fatigue. In most case, those people don't have any training in collision investigation to understand the factors which are driver, vehicle, and road environment. 1 1
Marty_d Posted November 8 Posted November 8 3 hours ago, spacesailor said: Not blooodi working . Just look at our appalling ' road fatality rate ' . spacesailor Road fatalities don't usually happen at 60km/h, unless there's a cliff involved.
old man emu Posted November 8 Posted November 8 9 hours ago, Marty_d said: Road fatalities don't usually happen at 60km/h, unless there's a cliff involved. If Cliff is a pedestrian, it can be fatal. 1 1
facthunter Posted November 8 Posted November 8 Driver inattention , not driving to the conditions Road rage stolen cars. Some road damage, fatigue, Modern cars are so quick and silent you don't realise how fast you can be going. Watch all the traffic around you and recognise unsafe situations in the making and act accordingly.. Nev
ClintonB Posted November 9 Posted November 9 18 hours ago, old man emu said: While it is true that any loss of life due to traffic collisions is not good, to say that the road fatality number in 2024 is "appalling" shows that you don't remember what the number was in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In those years the numbers were regularly over 1,000 in NSW, probably the same in Victoria and proportionally lower in the other States and Territories. Cultural changes brought about by RBT; massive improvements in passive safety of vehicles and better constructed roads have had the greatest effect on reducing the fatality rate, although I wonder if that drop hasn't been at the cost of increasing disabilities in crash survivors. There will always be road transport fatalities. Sometimes they cannot be avoided - such as the results of sudden medical disablement. More often though they are the result of anti-social behaviour by a few drivers. As I see it, those tasked with making road transport safer and introducing countermeasures, fail to analyse the reasons for collisions beyond the old chestnuts of speed, intoxication and fatigue. In most case, those people don't have any training in collision investigation to understand the factors which are driver, vehicle, and road environment. Comparative numbers of people on the roads makes the ratio way better now too. We must have at least 3 times total vehicles now. 2
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