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Re: Caught you all with your pants down!!!
Posted by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' on 16 Mar 2009 @ 20:47

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Ian, and others, you are all making one VERY BIG and VERY WRONG assumption guys! I didn't say how many of those accidents were my own fault!

Very conveniently also you have omitted to put it all in the context of the high mileage! My dad's been driving for 39yrs with no accident but he's only done about 200,000kms!

What I was trying to highlight was not the number of accidents one particular person was involved in, nor who's fault it was (as far as I'm concerned a bump is a bump, metal gets straightened, parts get replaced) but the fact that (in spite of the high mileage and speeds travelled) ALL MY BUMPS were at low speeds AND well below the speed limits of the roads concerned.
The number was "released" to highlight the fact that I do speak "from experience", personal experience and that IMHO lowering the speed limits on the particular stretches of roads involved would not have made a blind bit of difference to the outcome of ANY of my incidents! Mind you for that matter raising the limits wouldn't have helped either!

WHAT WOULD HAVE? I hear you ask.
Moving to an empty island, having a 5mtr field force installed on my car, or maybe on a serious note a lot more education, discipline and respect for each other on the roads would have for certain!

It has forever been drummed-up that SPEED in itself doesn't cause accidents! And I will shout this out as loud as I can at every opportunity I get! Simply because although inconvenient to the KILL THE SPEED campaigners, it is very very true!

On one particular of my accidents the person in question was in distress caused by the desperation to reach a hospital in time in order to catch the birth of his first son! I gave him a lift after the accident, his radiator was burst and his car wouldn't have made it! No hard feelings! And I got to see a gorgeous mother and new born picture! We're still friends BTW!

I'm definitely no authority in driving, but I class myself in a small minority of people with a lot of driving experience, real life experience, the kind missing from the armour of the statisticians!
My driving represents a combination of commuting, long distance, long time driving during both daylight and at night, on every kind of roads, from motorways and dual carriageways to city residential and country single track roads.
I've driven from John O'Groots to Lands' End and from Boston to Haverfordwest, I've driven in every single county of mainland Britain, as well as in some 15 or so other countries! And in spite of all that I still do deliberately go out for pleasure drives.
My favourite road: the winding country roads, with a mixture of open and tight bends and stretches where you can overtake.

Now put that in context with one of your statistics and please THINK before you post the next reply!

Dan

Message Thread:

road safety by 'kudos' (11 Mar 2009 @ 23:25)

Re: road safety by 'kudos' (11 Mar 2009 @ 23:39)

Re: road safety by 'itpro' (11 Mar 2009 @ 23:54)

Re: road safety by 'PaulMRotax' (12 Mar 2009 @ 6:49)

Re: road safety by 'itpro' (12 Mar 2009 @ 10:19)

Re: road safety by 'PaulMRotax' (12 Mar 2009 @ 12:52)

Paul...... by 'itpro' (16 Mar 2009 @ 13:39)

Re: Paul...... by 'PaulMRotax' (17 Mar 2009 @ 8:34)

Re: Paul...... by 'itpro' (17 Mar 2009 @ 10:58)

Re: Paul...... by 'PaulMRotax' (17 Mar 2009 @ 13:24)

Re: Paul...... by 'itpro' (17 Mar 2009 @ 15:05)

Re: Paul...... by 'PaulMRotax' (17 Mar 2009 @ 20:00)

Re: road safety by 'vic' (12 Mar 2009 @ 8:01)

Re: road safety by 'itpro' (12 Mar 2009 @ 10:21)

Re: road safety by 'JRed' (12 Mar 2009 @ 11:13)

Re: road safety by 'ChristianWood' (12 Mar 2009 @ 16:54)

Christian by 'itpro' (13 Mar 2009 @ 18:24)

Re: Christian by 'ChristianWood' (14 Mar 2009 @ 3:00)

Re: Christian by 'DavyBoy' (14 Mar 2009 @ 14:36)

Re: Christian by 'QuickOldTimer' (14 Mar 2009 @ 15:03)

.... failed.....desperate attempts there...... by 'itpro' (16 Mar 2009 @ 13:09)

Re: .... failed.....desperate attempts there...... by 'QuickOldTimer' (16 Mar 2009 @ 13:48)

Re: .... failed.....desperate attempts there...... by 'itpro' (16 Mar 2009 @ 13:56)

Re: .... failed.....desperate attempts there...... by 'DavidG' (16 Mar 2009 @ 16:21)

David G...... by 'itpro' (16 Mar 2009 @ 17:31)

Re: David G...... by 'richpudd2003' (16 Mar 2009 @ 18:06)

Rich..... by 'itpro' (17 Mar 2009 @ 11:06)

Re: Rich..... by 'richpudd2003' (17 Mar 2009 @ 14:52)

Re: Rich..... by 'itpro' (17 Mar 2009 @ 14:59)

Re: Rich..... by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (22 Mar 2009 @ 9:30)

Re: Rich..... by 'DavidG' (17 Mar 2009 @ 15:21)

Re: Christian by 'vic' (14 Mar 2009 @ 19:14)

Re: Christian by 'ChristianWood' (14 Mar 2009 @ 19:32)

Re: Christian by 'TanglerTKM' (14 Mar 2009 @ 20:13)

Re: Christian by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (14 Mar 2009 @ 23:24)

Re: Christian by 'TanglerTKM' (15 Mar 2009 @ 1:20)

Re: Christian by 'DavyBoy' (15 Mar 2009 @ 8:37)

Re: Christian by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (15 Mar 2009 @ 10:39)

Re: Christian by 'TanglerTKM' (15 Mar 2009 @ 12:56)

Re: Christian by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (15 Mar 2009 @ 21:21)

Re: Christian by 'TanglerTKM' (15 Mar 2009 @ 22:04)

Re: Christian by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (16 Mar 2009 @ 0:20)

dan,...... by 'itpro' (16 Mar 2009 @ 13:24)

Re: Caught you all with your pants down!!! by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' << You are here!

Re: Caught you all with your pants down!!! by 'TanglerTKM' (16 Mar 2009 @ 23:35)

Re: Caught you all with your pants down!!! by 'vic' (17 Mar 2009 @ 7:25)

Re: Caught you all with your pants down!!! by 'itpro' (17 Mar 2009 @ 11:14)

Er.... by 'vic' (16 Mar 2009 @ 6:39)

Re: Christian by 'vic' (15 Mar 2009 @ 21:50)

Re: Christian by 'kudos' (15 Mar 2009 @ 23:31)

Re: Christian by 'richpudd2003' (16 Mar 2009 @ 9:05)

Driver grading by 'DevonHawker' (16 Mar 2009 @ 12:32)

Re: Driver grading by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (16 Mar 2009 @ 21:19)

But Christian by 'itpro' (16 Mar 2009 @ 13:01)

Re: Christian by 'JohnClucas' (28 Mar 2009 @ 20:20)

Re: road safety by 'kudos' (12 Mar 2009 @ 22:14)

Re: road safety by 'kudos' (12 Mar 2009 @ 22:25)

Re: road safety by 'JohnClucas' (25 Mar 2009 @ 22:34)

Re: road safety by 'TanglerTKM' (25 Mar 2009 @ 23:26)

Re: road safety by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (26 Mar 2009 @ 2:11)

Re: road safety by 'JohnClucas' (26 Mar 2009 @ 19:44)

John by 'TanglerTKM' (27 Mar 2009 @ 0:22)

Re: Tangler - I wish by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 7:01)

Re: Tangler - I wish by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (27 Mar 2009 @ 7:52)

Re: Tangler - I wish by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 9:54)

Re: Tangler - I wish by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (27 Mar 2009 @ 17:04)

John & Dan by 'TanglerTKM' (27 Mar 2009 @ 18:35)

Re: Tangler by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 19:29)

JOhn by 'TanglerTKM' (27 Mar 2009 @ 20:20)

Re: Tangler do read what I write by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 20:32)

Re: John & Dan by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (27 Mar 2009 @ 19:56)

Re: Dan - we ha' loved speed humps by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 19:21)

Tangler..... by 'itpro' (27 Mar 2009 @ 20:14)

Re: Tangler..... by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 21:37)

John by 'itpro' (27 Mar 2009 @ 23:42)

Re: itpro by 'JohnClucas' (28 Mar 2009 @ 13:39)

--- John by 'TanglerTKM' (28 Mar 2009 @ 18:29)

Re: --- John by 'JohnClucas' (28 Mar 2009 @ 19:17)

Re: --- John by 'TanglerTKM' (28 Mar 2009 @ 23:16)

Re: ---Tangler by 'JohnClucas' (29 Mar 2009 @ 19:37)

Re: ---Tangler by 'TanglerTKM' (29 Mar 2009 @ 22:08)

Re: --- Tangler by 'itpro' (29 Mar 2009 @ 2:38)

Re: --- Glad you agree with me itpro by 'JohnClucas' (29 Mar 2009 @ 20:01)

Speed controls dangerous! by 'RoadRat' (29 Mar 2009 @ 22:04)

Roadrat by 'TanglerTKM' (29 Mar 2009 @ 22:16)

Re: Roadrat by 'RoadRat' (29 Mar 2009 @ 22:42)

Re: Roadrat by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (30 Mar 2009 @ 8:20)

Re: Dan by 'TanglerTKM' (31 Mar 2009 @ 0:01)

Re: Dan by 'RoadRat' (31 Mar 2009 @ 8:35)

Re: Dan by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (31 Mar 2009 @ 8:35)

Re: any chance, itpro and tangler by 'JohnClucas' (31 Mar 2009 @ 20:11)

Re: any chance, itpro and tangler by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan' (31 Mar 2009 @ 20:46)

Re: any chance, itpro and tangler by 'TanglerTKM' (01 Apr 2009 @ 0:31)

Re: tangler - do I take it that you don't believe by 'JohnClucas' (01 Apr 2009 @ 10:51)

Tripe... John, complete TRIPE! by 'itpro' (27 Mar 2009 @ 19:55)

Re: Tripe... John, complete TRIPE! by 'JohnClucas' (27 Mar 2009 @ 20:38)

Re: Tripe... John, complete TRIPE! by 'itpro' (27 Mar 2009 @ 23:31)

Re: I wish I had itpro's skills by 'JohnClucas' (28 Mar 2009 @ 12:33)

Re: I wish I had itpro's skills by 'itpro' (29 Mar 2009 @ 0:56)

Re:Which facts were those? by 'JohnClucas' (29 Mar 2009 @ 19:26)

Re:Which facts were those? by 'itpro' (01 Apr 2009 @ 1:53)

Re But like I said by 'JohnClucas' (01 Apr 2009 @ 10:57)

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