OT: What Has The World Come To

[DavidG]

Originally posted by Roanon:

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Originally posted by DavidG:
Ah the old "make fun of the other guy to proove your point" rebutal. The moose was just an example.

I was just pointing out that it was a very, very bad example. There are situations when the danger of something - or someone - unexpected appearing on the road, and I agree to the fact that speed saves lives then. But there are other situations where the dangers just lie elsewhere. Speed limits do not only don't make sense there, but are also nearly exclusively controlled there where they don't make sense, and you justify it with a situation that is totally rare and unlikely.
And besides, how about the figures I presented? Ah, the old "ignore the facts if they contradict your opinion" rebutal .

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Accidents are pretty much always caused because something unexpectantly appears in front of you. Oh sure the reason something unexpectantly appears in front of you could be cause the guy in front of you dozed off. but when you find yourself in this situation would you rather your car was going fast or slow?

Statistics can be used to prove anything. There could be numerous reason for the numbers you quote. It could be as simple as Germans are better drivers, have better designed roads, safer cars, better traffic laws etc etc etc. give me a budget and a year to study the issue and I'll get back to you.

[ April 05, 2004, 23:15: Message edited by: DavidG ]