Single car Accidents

intheknow

Just read about another 2 last week, I wonder how many are suicide ? Quick, no shame on the family etc, Insurance coughs up, if you have it, and quicker than a rope......

c0rk3r

Willy Lowman. Tragic really

Thrill

intheknow wrote: »

Just read about another 2 last week, I wonder how many are suicide ? Quick, no shame on the family etc, Insurance coughs up, if you have it, and quicker than a rope......

Quicker than a rope?

There's no guarantee that crashing your car will result in instant death. You could end up paralysed or something instead.

intheknow

Thrill wrote: »

Quicker than a rope?

There's no guarantee that crashing your car will result in instant death. You could end up paralysed or something instead.

Dont have your safety belt on. hit a solid object at say 60 mph, Brown bread...Guaranteed..Sad but true

Sierra Oscar

It is becoming apparent that some of the single car road accidents on our roads may be suicide. I remember reading this in a paper a few weeks back.

leninbenjamin

yeah, it's quite worrying. i know there have been a couple around Galway recently that have raised suspicions.

intheknow

A guard told me, he is based in the Midlands, That a lot of them, mostly single males in their 20s, Who, they would Know to always wear their belt, know the roads etc, had no belt on when they hit the tree, ditch, wall etc

Worrying !!

m_stan

intheknow wrote: »

A guard told me, he is based in the Midlands, That a lot of them, mostly single males in their 20s, Who, they would Know to always wear their belt, know the roads etc, had no belt on when they hit the tree, ditch, wall etc

Worrying !!

holy, crap, man, that's, a, whole, lot, of, comma's

Terry

I was gonna do it, but someone crashed into me before I got the chance.

AckwelFoley

Drink, Speeding, Sleep depravation and not concentrating on the road you will find will account for 99% of these accidents

intheknow

m_stan wrote: »

holy, crap, man, that's, a, whole, lot, of, comma's

I come from a very bad backround, we use commas to hide our deprievd childhood, Have u nothing better to do, than count commas. Comment on the issue. Thanks...M

Rb

snyper wrote: »

Drink, Speeding, Sleep depravation and not concentrating on the road you will find will account for 99% of these accidents

I think that's incredibly naive.

AckwelFoley

rb_ie wrote: »

I think that's incredibly naive.

explain

XJR

Is there any real evidence to suggest that one car accidents are suicide ?

Sounds more like tabloid kite flying than anything else.

AlmightyCushion

intheknow wrote: »

I come from a very bad backround, we use commas to hide our deprievd childhood, Have u nothing better to do, than count commas. Comment on the issue. Thanks...M

No comma comment

intheknow

snyper wrote: »

explain

Yeah explain

leninbenjamin

XJR wrote: »

Is there any real evidence to suggest that one car accidents are suicide ?

Sounds more like tabloid kite flying than anything else.

well that's the problem. no one can ever fully be certain in the majority of cases. but when the scene looks odd, investigation into previous medical history and background information sometimes lead the investigators to hold these suspicions.

Hennessy

Terry wrote: »

I was gonna do it, but someone crashed into me before I got the chance.

Thats a number of times you mentioned suicide.

Want to talk about it?

intheknow

XJR wrote: »

Is there any real evidence to suggest that one car accidents are suicide ?

Sounds more like tabloid kite flying than anything else.

Well, its 50,50 about 400 per year die on our roads, about 400 people commit suicide, The point I am making is how many of those road deaths are suicude ?

Terry

rb_ie wrote: »

I think that's incredibly naive.

I know one guy who did actually fall asleep at the wheel and crashed.
No serious injuries to the passengers, but it does happen.
Funny thing is, he's a driving instructor now.

Hennessy wrote: »

Thats a number of times you mentioned suicide.

Want to talk about it?

Nah.
That was 18 months ago.
I'm happy now.
Thanks anyway, Pete.

I just laugh at the irony of someone crashing into me before I got the chance to crash myself.

Hennessy

Terry wrote: »

Nah.
That was 18 months ago.
I'm happy now.
Thanks anyway, Pete.

I just laugh at the irony of someone crashing into me before I got the chance to crash myself.

No problem Terry. Glad it work out ok. Probably better not to keep referencing it otherwise people will think you are attention whoring.

What does Pete mean?

Terry

It means i'm gonna watch a move now.

themadchef

intheknow wrote: »

Well, its 50,50 about 400 per year die on our roads, about 400 people commit suicide, The point I am making is how many of those road deaths are suicude ?

I think you have a valid point there.

If you were going to do it, it would be reasonable to assume certain death follows a high speed - no seat belt - head on impact.

Death is going to cause massive grief in any family, but suicide brings with it so many other things. There is also the personal insurance end of it. Suicide is not covered. So for many, who have the means to do it, I'm thinking it's an option.

Hennessy

Terry wrote: »

It means i'm gonna watch a move now.

ok. Pete here too.

AVP2

the_syco

[SIZE=-1]One of Ireland's leading suicidologists notes the incidence, suggesting that 5 per cent of single-vehicle road deaths are suicides

[/SIZE]Book Link. The quote is from a paper written in 1999.

This figure was reported as 10% last year, according to some (broadsheet) newspaper.
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Why you ask? Because going along on a straight road, sober, having driven for years, suddenly hits a tree 2 meters off the road, at over 80kmph. Accident my arse.

mike65

I dont think this is any secret these days, it would be helpful if "accident" reports were published. Its only in the last few years that a proper crash team investigates every fatality.

Mike.

intheknow

the_syco wrote: »

[/SIZE]Book Link. The quote is from a paper written in 1999.

This figure was reported as 10% last year, according to some (broadsheet) newspaper.
=-=

Why you ask? Because going along on a straight road, sober, having driven for years, suddenly hits a tree 2 meters off the road, at over 80kmph. Accident my arse.

good link, my point entirely

Bob the Builder

Being a friend of two people who died by double suicide only a number of weeks ago, i can safely say that a good number of the single car collisions are planned. Using the rope brings with it so many negative stigma effects. At least a car crash can be covered up by the family/friends, and leaves people with "open-minds". Using an obvious suicide method like a rope or overdose leads to rumors, and so many other things, after death.

Mossy Monk

mike65 wrote: »

I dont think this is any secret these days, it would be helpful if "accident" reports were published.

I agree

Oriel

Imagine cleaning up after something like that. Selfish bastards, all of them, illness or not.

Mossy Monk

I wonder if anyone will take the bait Oriel?

Victor

There is no doubt a percentage, however the Kildare county Coroner examined about 84 road deaths and only 1 was even suspected of suicide.

the_syco wrote: »

Why you ask? Because going along on a straight road, sober, having driven for years, suddenly hits a tree 2 meters off the road, at over 80kmph. Accident my arse.

You'd be surprised. Remember that guy on the M1 who dropped his phone on the floor of the car and decided to go looking for it? Hit 5(?) cars on the other carraigeway.

The_Minister

XJR wrote: »

Sounds more like tabloid kite flying than anything else.

IIRC they have a word for the practice in Germany, its so commen there.

Tbh, I can see the attraction as a method, it makes you into a victim, and lets your family forgo some awful questions.

padi89

snyper wrote: »

Drink, Speeding, Sleep depravation and not concentrating on the road you will find will account for 99% of these accidents

99%.......Your own statistic then i guess?;)

the_syco

The_Minister wrote: »

Tbh, I can see the attraction as a method, it makes you into a victim, and lets your family forgo some awful questions.

Not to mention that insurance will pay to accidents, but some (american) companies have clauses against suicide. Sad, but true.