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Another stat which is not particularly helpful out of context. Per mile driven, per per job, per hour of service? Are there any external factors that might infl
by d1sxeyes 3y ago
Another stat which is not particularly helpful out of context. Per mile driven, per per job, per hour of service? Are there any external factors that might influence this (e.g. are a significant proportion of these ambulances getting hit by drunk drivers at night time).
I also don’t see a break down of lights OR sirens (not sure in the US, but in Europe often at night, emergency vehicles operate without sirens unless the driver believes it necessary).
There’s also a statement that the majority of these accidents happen at intersections and traffic signals, but does not consider that it is likely the number would be higher without lights and sirens, and instead likely this is caused by emergency vehicles operating outside the normal of driving.
I am not an expert in this, and these 14 groups surely seem to be, but the statement’s statistics don’t do much to help support their argument.
- exsomet 3y agoYour point is valid, but it’s an interesting note that the document in the linked page reads like a summary, which it probably is. It’s probably the case here, as with most summaries, that some detail has been omitted for brevity. I wonder if those statistics are covered in more detail in the actual studies being referenced.