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, at
05:53:09 on Thu, 4 Dec 2008, remarked:
Anyway , long straight roads in the US and europe
don't seem to contribute to a higher accident rate.

So what does contribute to their higher accident rate?
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Roland Perry

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On Dec 5, 8:53 am, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
05:53:09 on Thu, 4 Dec 2008, remarked:

Anyway , long straight roads in the US and europe
don't seem to contribute to a higher accident rate.

So what does contribute to their higher accident rate?

Crap drivers?

B2003

The wonders of Roman roadbuilding
 

On Dec 4, 2:07 pm, John B wrote:
On Dec 4, 1:53 pm, wrote:

It may not be generally known that a basic principle of good highway
design is that you shouldn't have very long straight lengths of road
as it can induce boredom and drivers can lose attention. Long gentle

Believe me , driving a long distance on a motorway induces boredom
straight or not. Anyway , long straight roads in the US and europe
don't seem to contribute to a higher accident rate.

Actually, they do seem to (or at least, UK motorways are demonstrably
safer than those elsewhere, which is consistent with the view that
they do):http://www.safespeed.org.uk/international3.html

Doubt that has much to do with the straightness or otherwise of the
motorways since AFAIK in most countries most road fatalities happen on
suburban streets. Also I can't imagine portugal being the land of
straight high speed roads though I've never been there so maybe it is.

B2003

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On Dec 5, 10:04*am, wrote:
Believe me , driving a long distance on a motorway induces boredom
straight or not. Anyway , long straight roads in the US and europe
don't seem to contribute to a higher accident rate.

Actually, they do seem to (or at least, UK motorways are demonstrably
safer than those elsewhere, which is consistent with the view that
they do):http://www.safespeed.org.uk/international3.html

Doubt that has much to do with the straightness or otherwise of the
motorways since AFAIK in most countries most road fatalities happen on
suburban streets. Also I can't imagine portugal being the land of
straight high speed roads though I've never been there so maybe it is.

That was a table of motorway fatalities, not road fatalities.

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John Band
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