Speeding Saves Lives

[Muusers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vfs5-TO5ro

[Simo98]

Bah, of course speeding saves lives.

Its true that the more time you spend on the road, the most likely you are to have an accident, correct?

And everyone knows that the faster you drive the quicker you arrive at your destination.

Therefore, Driving faster = Less time on the road = Less accidents

[Mark Wilson]

lmao

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Simo98

Bah, of course speeding saves lives.

Its true that the more time you spend on the road, the most likely you are to have an accident, correct?

And everyone knows that the faster you drive the quicker you arrive at your destination.

Years ago I worked with a guy who seriously believed that driving faster was safer because defensive maneuvers would get you out of harm's way quicker. He seemed to think that the car's reaction time to driver input was the only variable...conveniently neglecting the effect speed has on the driver's reaction time!

Scarey thing is, he went on to become a lawyer.

[Valerus]

[Simo98]

Originally Posted by Hoover

Years ago I worked with a guy who seriously believed that driving faster was safer because defensive maneuvers would get you out of harm's way quicker. He seemed to think that the car's reaction time to driver input was the only variable...conveniently neglecting the effect speed has on the driver's reaction time!

Scarey thing is, he went on to become a lawyer.

Thats a classic, at least he didn't go on to become a safety systems engineer.

'How can we reduce road tolls in this new year?'
'errr.. make the cars faster?'
'Brilliant!'

[popinfresh]

Ahaha, great vid.

Speed camera's definitely don't though..

I'm sure any other Aussies on here know about Vic's speed/red light camera rubbish.

[Simo98]

speed cameras make people go faster to make up lost time they spend going slow past the camera :P

although there is one near me that probably saves lives, on the highway there are some major lumps that everyone always goes fast over to try and get air. they put a camera there and everyone does the limit now :P

[L-A]

So the solution to road accidents would be... lower the framerate, right?

[Simo98]

i heard recently, from a very unreliable source (a friend read it on the internet) that a country in europe has removed roadsigns or something to that effect, trusting its people to make intelligent decsions.

anyone else know anything about this. its and interesting idea, though it wont work unless everyone cooperates.. and we know how likely that is :P

[WookieeForLife]

Not to be a downer, but go to the cemetary and ask my 17 year old cousin how driving fast effects your safety . Or go ask the tree that she hit at about 50mph after goining through the windshield. Maybe even the driver who will never be ok after the physciological damage that 3 people died because of his driving, but he was the luckyone who lived. Just sayin.

[L-A]

Originally Posted by Simo98

i heard recently, from a very unreliable source (a friend read it on the internet) that a country in europe has removed roadsigns or something to that effect, trusting its people to make intelligent decsions.

anyone else know anything about this. its and interesting idea, though it wont work unless everyone cooperates.. and we know how likely that is :P

People in Europe respect the speed limit way more often (very generally speaking) and incidentally suffer from less road fatality each year. The speed limit is also 10-20 km/h higher on most highways, but as far as I can tell (Quebec medias) this part is not spoken of too loud.

[Muusers]

Originally Posted by L-A

People in Europe respect the speed limit way more often (very generally speaking) and incidentally suffer from less road fatality each year. The speed limit is also 10-20 km/h higher on most highways, but as far as I can tell (Quebec medias) this part is not spoken of too loud.

In germany there are some limitless highways. As in, you can drive warpspeed there if your car allows it. In the netherlands the speedlimit on highways is 120 kmh, although there are plenty of pieces of highway where only 100 kmh is allowed.

[BillyRay]

It's true that in many countries in Europe, people are more respectful of speed limits (altough they ARE higher) than in Quebec. Heck, everytime I've went to the US, I've noticed that a vast number of the people drive the limit in northern states.

Here in Quebec, I get the finger on a regular basis for 30 km/h going in a residential zone, wich is the speed limit. Same thing on the highway: following the speed limits usually results in drivers tailgating you, honking or threatening gestures. People up here generally drive like crap most of the time.

[theory028]

I have a theory that speeding also increases potency and decreases male pattern baldness.