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Old October 25th 06, 08:54 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.transport,uk.transport.london
Brimstone Brimstone is offline
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Default Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras


"Earl Purple" wrote in message
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Brimstone wrote:


That depends on the indivual and whilst true for some isn't true for all.
But it's not the speed that's the cause of the crash, it's the failure to
concentrate.

We know that attempting to take a bend at too high a speed will cause the
vehicle to want to continue in a straight line and collide with the
countryside. What similar forces or action will cause a car travelling
slowly to crash?


No, it will mean it is harder for the driver to control, so when the
driver crashes it will be because he was unable to control the path of
the car.


Which may or may not be true but is beside the point since the end reuslt is
the same.


Of course, driving at a slower speed would make it easier to control,
but the analogy is the same.

The only time speed would directly cause a crash is if you drive into
the back of a vehicle going slower than yourself.


Right so after all that you agree that traveliing at a slow speed does not,
in itself, cause someone to crash the car they're driving.