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This article seems to have tunnel vision on speed as the primary cause -- "Speed is what kills", it claims, and links to another page on their same blog that sa
by ken 7y ago
This article seems to have tunnel vision on speed as the primary cause -- "Speed is what kills", it claims, and links to another page on their same blog that says:
> Speeding — defined as traveling too fast for conditions or in excess of the posted speed limits — contributes to nearly one-third of all roadway fatalities. This proportion has remained largely unchanged for decades.
They neglect to mention that, in America, alcohol contributes to about one-third of all roadway fatalities, too. In Norway, it's much rarer, due to stricter limits (.02 BAC!) and harsher penalties.
Big complex problems often have multiple contributing factors. Personally, I'd go after alcohol first. IME, nearly everyone on the road speeds, and apparently nearly everyone can do it safely. It's hard to argue that drunk driving can ever be done safely. The best "traffic calming" street designs in the world won't keep your city center safe from drunks.
- quaquaqua1 7y agoHarsher penalties? Driving drunk here is going to cost you 4-5k in fees and fines in certain parts of the USA. It's approaching mandatory minimum sentence status here. The people who are the most down and out in our society don't care about the cost of their driving drunk. It doesn't occur to them until after they've been caught. What needs to change is the attitude.
- pdonis 7y ago> IME, nearly everyone on the road speeds Virtually all of the speeding I observe is on freeways or divided highways with at least two lanes in each direction and no residences directly on the highway. I rarely if ever see people speeding on residential streets.