Re: [doc] DVLA Inspection/ number plates / Speeding

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The crux of the matter with speeding is this:

For years we've been hearing that "speed kills". However, the statistics 
are misleading, or rather, the way the statistics have been interpreted 
and presented to the public.

It is true that a large (1/3rd I think) of all accidents resulting in a 
fatality have "excessive speed as a contributing factor".

But what is not made clear is that "excessive speed" is defined as 
driving outside the limits of the road, vehicle, or conditions. It is 
NOT defined as the speed limit. If you look at the accidents where 
exceeding the speed limit was a factor, resulting in a fatality, the 
numbers drop to something like 6%.

www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk
www.speed-trap.co.uk
www.safespeed.org

Food for thaught.

Martin

Richard wrote:

> The box should become cheap enough that all insurance companies will
> soon be able to insist one is fitted to every vehicle. No doubt the
> government will then cotton on to using it for tax and road tolls. Big
> Brother here we come.





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