From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 08:27:03 MST
--- BillK <bill@wkidston.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Their figures for 'killed per 100000 population' indicate that UK,
> Holland, Norway and Sweden are well-behaved, boring drivers with
> around 6 to 7 deaths. Italy is nearly twice this figure at 11.
> France and Spain
> are worse at around 14. Greece and Portugal seem to lead at 20 to 21.
> The USA comes in at around 15 deaths per 100,000 population.
This should also be compared with degrees of traffic congestion,
incidence of DUI (alcohol and other drugs), and relative rigorousness
of driver training programs. I might also point out relative severity
of weather. We along the northern tier see a large percentage of
accidents in winter, esp with city/southern drivers unprepared for deep
snow or icy roads. Rain during the rest of the year is also of
different quality than that found in, say, Britain, which tends to see
drizzly rain, while we tend to see more extreme thunderstorm rain
patterns (leading to more averse hydroplaning conditions).
>
> I was unable to find any reference to micro cars being more dangerous
> than large cars. But it might be that other factors outweigh the risk
> of being in a small car.
Statistical organizations have PC blinders against asking certain
questions, I have found.
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Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- Gen. John Stark
"Pacifists are Objectively Pro-Fascist." - George Orwell
"Treason doth never Prosper. What is the Reason?
For if it Prosper, none Dare call it Treason..." - Ovid
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