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Old 25-Aug-2011, 10:49
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Post Interesting Article on the Cause of Accidents

Interesting article in The Times:

"Using data gathered by police and spanning 700,000 accidents from 2005-2009, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has analysed, in breathtaking detail, the anatomy of a road accident."

... and it does tell us something most of us already knew:

"For instance, if you look at Government campaigns they seem to say that speed is the number one problem. But illegal speeding – when drivers exceed the posted limit – accounts for only 13.9 per cent of fatal accidents. A bigger cause [15.9 per cent] is going too fast for the conditions – entering a bend too quickly, for instance – when you might well be under the actual speed limit." Neil Greig, IAM.

Read more here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...ts-happen.html


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