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Re: convenient misinterpretation of the figures
Posted by 'JohnClucas' on 18 Apr 2009 @ 20:44


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And what you also have to take into account is the fact that the accident statistics AREN'T saying that 13% of people are speeding in accidents. They are saying in 13% of accidents speed is a **contributing factor**. (I.e. if the accident was caused by the speeding driver having a stroke, then driving off a cliff. Speed wasn't at fault! Therefore not counted in the 13%)...a bit of an extreme example but you get my point.

No I don't because it isn't a sensible interpretation of the figures.

If that were the case they wouldn't have the category "excess speed" in the list of factors. They would have excess speed below, and excess speed, above the limit.

It is a great pity they don't clarify what percentage of excess speed is above and what percentage is below. Perhaps its because, as in my experience, more people go too fast below the limit and have accidents as a result than above.


But you will, I suspect believe what you believe however implausible the figures make it - as itpro does.

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Speed limits  by 'MarkW'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 3:19)
Re: Speed limits  by 'Latestarter'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 6:53)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 9:18)
Re: Speed limits  by 'mobilechicane'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 10:33)
Re: Speed limits  by 'Tmoon'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 11:44)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DBaldwin'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 12:16)
Re: Speed limits  by 'michaelg36'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 12:36)
Re: Speed limits  by 'harvinsurrey'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 17:00)
Re: Speed limits  by 'harvinsurrey'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 17:02)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 20:41)
Re: Speed limits  by 'kudos'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 22:19)
Re: Speed limits  by 'HC64'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 0:17)
Re: Speed limits  by 'ChrisAdams'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 2:00)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 8:07)
Re: Speed limits  by 'JohnClucas'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 9:18)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 11:37)
Re: I don't want to re-run the argument again  by 'JohnClucas'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 12:46)
Re: Speed limits  by 'harvinsurrey'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 9:26)
Re: Speed limits  by 'HC64'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 9:42)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DBaldwin'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 10:07)
Re: Speed limits  by 'HC64'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 11:03)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 11:49)
Re: Speed limits  by 'ChrisAdams'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 13:32)
Re: Speed limits  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 10:55)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 11:33)
Re: Sorry david but it certainly does  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 16:25)
Re: Speed limits and cameras  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 16:42)
Re: Speed limits and cameras  by 'TanglerTKM'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 17:29)
Re: No Tangler  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 17:34)
can you post the link?  by 'TanglerTKM'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 17:38)
Re: Give me strength  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 19:31)
You don't have the figures do you John...  by 'TanglerTKM'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 23:58)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'JohnClucas'   (15 Apr 2009 @ 20:54)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'Avago'   (15 Apr 2009 @ 22:36)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'TanglerTKM'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 1:45)
Re: Avago Tangler  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 8:04)
Re: John  by 'davidmc'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 9:41)
..trying to make it simple.  by 'TanglerTKM'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 11:37)
Re: David  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 14:43)
Re: Tangler  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 14:54)
Re: John  by 'davidmc'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 20:43)
Re: sorry David  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 22:02)
John, stop making conclusions you can't make  by 'TanglerTKM'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 22:44)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'davidmc'   (17 Apr 2009 @ 0:27)
Re:straws get thinner by the moment  by 'JohnClucas'   (17 Apr 2009 @ 19:22)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (17 Apr 2009 @ 23:38)
Dan & John  by 'TanglerTKM'   (18 Apr 2009 @ 10:06)
Re: convenient misinterpretation of the figures  by 'JohnClucas'  << You are here!
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 22:14)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 22:20)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 8:32)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 9:00)

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