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Speeding causes less than 9% of two vehicle road crashes

I.S.T. · 2011-09-21 08:59:34

Hi All, I was just reading through the RSA Road Collision Report 2009 and notice that "Exceeded safe speed" is responsible for less than 9% of all crashes. "Went to wrong side of the road" is the highest cause at 32% followed by "Drove through stop/yield sign" at 20%. Why then all the focus on speeding and speed cameras?…

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#152 22-09-2011 08:16PM

cyclopath2001

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Iwannahurl wrote: »

Yes you are http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056367300

Isn't that the thread started by IrishSpeedTraps where he inadvertantly laid the foundations for a system of hidden speed cameras by quoting British 'Daily Mail' articles which claimed that visible speed cameras caused accidents? I don't think that was his intention though.

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#153 22-09-2011 09:34PM

Iwannahurl

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There seem to be a few common themes in these threads, which appear from time to time in Motors and Commuting & Transport. For example, dodgy statistics, the Daily Mail and things for sale.

http://www.boards.ie/search/?u=77509&sort=newest&title=1&page=1

Road safety 'made worse by speed cameras'
Speed Camera locations on your sat nav - €19.99
UK: More councils expected to ban speed cameras
'Scrap Cash-Cow Speed Cameras'
€10 off speed camera sat nav download
Irishspeedtraps.com limited special discount for boards users
Sneaky Cop on Templeogue Road!

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#154 22-09-2011 09:39PM

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I've had enough of this thread.

Nobody's going to learn anything from the other, and nobody's going to give an inch in their position.

It's not a discussion, it's a pitched battle.

We're crossing a line now from attacking the post to attacking the poster, and it's not acceptable.

Thread closed before people start getting personal, and subsequently banned.

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