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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, DYM wrote:
> Thanks for the well reasoned and inciteful response. Believe me, I do > understand the difference between a vehicle speeding just before a crash > and the speed of the vehicle as a contributing factor. The only thing I > can say at this point (until I can research this more) is that in every > crash the speed of the vehicle is a contributing factor. This is because > the speed of the vehicle has a big impact on the amount of kenitic > engery that must be released at impact. Certainly. Another excellent source of information is Dr. Leonard Evans, www.scienceservingsociety.com . |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:18:31 GMT, DYM > wrote:
>The only thing I >can say at this point (until I can research this more) is that in every >crash the speed of the vehicle is a contributing factor. This is because >the speed of the vehicle has a big impact You couldn't be any punnier if you tried. |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
: > On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:18:31 GMT, DYM > wrote: > >>The only thing I >>can say at this point (until I can research this more) is that in every >>crash the speed of the vehicle is a contributing factor. This is because >>the speed of the vehicle has a big impact > > You couldn't be any punnier if you tried. > > Speed is a "contributing factor" to the RESULTS of the crash(how much damage),not necessarily the CAUSE of the crash. I believe that more often,other things CAUSE the crashes,far more often than just excessive speed.Like improper lane changes(not LOOKING before changing lanes!),running red lights,failure to yield,equipment failures(tires),for a few examples. Not paying attention to driving is an increasing cause of many accidents,IMO. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
Daniel J. Stern wrote: > On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, DYM wrote: > > > Thanks for the well reasoned and inciteful response. Believe me, I do > > understand the difference between a vehicle speeding just before a crash > > and the speed of the vehicle as a contributing factor. The only thing I > > can say at this point (until I can research this more) is that in every > > crash the speed of the vehicle is a contributing factor. This is because > > the speed of the vehicle has a big impact on the amount of kenitic > > engery that must be released at impact. > > Certainly. Another excellent source of information is Dr. Leonard Evans, > www.scienceservingsociety.com . Source of information, perhaps, but he advocates automated enforcement of various laws including speed and red light cameras, which seems to me an overly simplistic view of the issue of road safety. Speaking of which, the AAA is shooting off their collective mouths about Virginia not being able to use RLC's anymore... http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet...=1128768819619 sounds like Virginia Beach needs to check their yellow light times... but of course that's not the popular nor lucrative course of action nate |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
: > On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:18:31 GMT, DYM > wrote: > >>The only thing I >>can say at this point (until I can research this more) is that in every >>crash the speed of the vehicle is a contributing factor. This is because >>the speed of the vehicle has a big impact > > You couldn't be any punnier if you tried. > > Why thank you, it's one of my better qualities. Doug |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, N8N wrote:
>> Certainly. Another excellent source of information is Dr. Leonard >> Evans, www.scienceservingsociety.com . > > Source of information, perhaps, but he advocates automated enforcement > of various laws including speed and red light cameras, which seems to > me an overly simplistic view of the issue of road safety. Of course it is that. That's why I specifically mentioned it as a source of information. |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
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> Speaking of which, the AAA is shooting off their collective mouths > about Virginia not being able to use RLC's anymore... > > http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet...=1128768819619 > > sounds like Virginia Beach needs to check their yellow light times... > but of course that's not the popular nor lucrative course of action > > nate Quote from above article: " When a driver ran a red light and crashed into her car seven years ago, Laura Nichols was so badly injured that rescue workers thought she was dead. She suffered a broken pelvis and the loss of sight in her left eye, among other injuries. The wreck, which occurred in Newport News, took place about 10 in the morning several days after her 20th birthday. "My accident could have very well been prevented" if there had been a camera in place to catch red-light runners, she said." (end quote) Uhhh . . . Laura, I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune, and glad that you survived the collision. If a red light camera had been there, it would have possibly taken a picture of the incident. Would that really have made you feel better? That is, would you be happier now if you could use your one good eye to view the picture that the red light camera took of when your body was mangled by a driver running a red light? When lights are properly timed, red light running is greatly reduced. When red light cameras are installed, rear-end collisions are greatly increased. If you care about safety, you should be lobbying to have lights timed correctly and red light cameras OUTLAWED. I can understand your being quite emotional about this issue, considering what you've been through. For your friends and family still in the area, YOU can make a difference. Lobby to have all the lights in your area properly timed. Turning red light cameras back on will not prevent what happened to you. -Dave |
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NHTSA -- Was: A New Category of Sloth
"Mike T." > wrote in
reenews.net: > > "My accident could have very well been prevented" if there had been a > camera in place to catch red-light runners, she said." > > > > (end quote) > > > > Uhhh . . . Laura, I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune, and glad > that you survived the collision. If a red light camera had been > there, it would have possibly taken a picture of the incident. Yes,and a ticket received in the mail a few weeks later! (and who knows how many -more- RLs ran in that time period) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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