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Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
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. 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. |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
"Earl Purple" wrote in message ups.com... 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. |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Brimstone wrote: 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. No, the only speed that will guarantee that you can't crash into anything is remaining stationary. Even at a slow speed you can hit something. |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Earl Purple wrote:
Brimstone wrote: 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. No, the only speed that will guarantee that you can't crash into anything is remaining stationary. Even at a slow speed you can hit something. Quite true, but it won't be the speed that causes the collision in the same way that excessive sped can and does will it? |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Brimstone wrote: Earl Purple wrote: Brimstone wrote: 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. No, the only speed that will guarantee that you can't crash into anything is remaining stationary. Even at a slow speed you can hit something. Quite true, but it won't be the speed that causes the collision in the same way that excessive sped can and does will it? When faced with a stationary object, any speed is excessive for the conditions. |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Earl Purple wrote:
Brimstone wrote: Earl Purple wrote: Brimstone wrote: 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. No, the only speed that will guarantee that you can't crash into anything is remaining stationary. Even at a slow speed you can hit something. Quite true, but it won't be the speed that causes the collision in the same way that excessive sped can and does will it? When faced with a stationary object, any speed is excessive for the conditions. Quite true. But this stationary object is your invention and doesn't feature in the original scenario. |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Brimstone wrote: Quite true. But this stationary object is your invention and doesn't feature in the original scenario. Well let's imagine then that there is something coming from behind towards you that is out of control. Let's say this object, whatever it is, is approaching at 30mph and there is no way you can get out of its way. It will be pretty nasty if it catches up with you and hits you. So what is safer, driving faster or driving slower? |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Earl Purple wrote:
Brimstone wrote: Quite true. But this stationary object is your invention and doesn't feature in the original scenario. Well let's imagine That's not necessary. The original scenrio was dealing with a single vehicle on a road. then that there is something coming from behind towards you that is out of control. Let's say this object, whatever it is, is approaching at 30mph and there is no way you can get out of its way. It will be pretty nasty if it catches up with you and hits you. So what is safer, driving faster or driving slower? You quite obviously have a vivid imagintion, have you considered writing a novel or other work of fiction? |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
In message , Brimstone
writes It will be pretty nasty if it catches up with you and hits you. So what is safer, driving faster or driving slower? You quite obviously have a vivid imagintion, have you considered writing a novel or other work of fiction? I used to drive an old beetle and the brakes would fade when braking from 70mph at about 20mph which could be quite hairy unless you read the road ahead, so I wouldn't imagine the above a work of fiction. -- Clive. |
Paul from SafeSpeed on BBC Breakfast today on Driving Offence Cameras
Clive Coleman. wrote:
In message , Brimstone writes It will be pretty nasty if it catches up with you and hits you. So what is safer, driving faster or driving slower? You quite obviously have a vivid imagintion, have you considered writing a novel or other work of fiction? I used to drive an old beetle and the brakes would fade when braking from 70mph at about 20mph which could be quite hairy unless you read the road ahead, so I wouldn't imagine the above a work of fiction. The paragraph you've snipped is, however. |
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