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Sat 2 Oct 2004 08:35
DoT stumbles on the truth - Roger Jones
Daily Telegraph, 1 October

"Speeding is not the main factor in more than 80 per cent of fatal and serious accidents, according to DoT research . . . 'loss of control of vehicle' was the key element in 43 percent of accidents, the highest single cause . . . Excessive speed was involved in two fifths of loss-of-control accidents, suggesting that it could have been the prime reason in no more than 18 per cent all all crashes causing death and serious injury.
The research called into question the dominance of anti-speed measures such as cameras and road humps in recent road safety policy.
The study was published as the Government released figures showing that, despite the investment in cameras, road deaths rose by two per cent last year to 3,508, the highest level for six years."

Now there's a surprise, not.
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Sat 2 Oct 2004 11:13
DoT stumbles on the truth - Adam {P}
Where've you been Rog? We had a very nice argument on this the other day...and you missed it ;-)

It's in the Speed Camera Thread.

P.S. - Sorry for stealing your thunder
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Adam
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Sat 2 Oct 2004 13:23
DoT stumbles on the truth - Roger Jones
Ah. Didn't check the speed-camera thread because this item is not speed-camera specific. I did look at the titles of other threads and saw nothing likely to have pre-empted me. No matter.
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Sat 2 Oct 2004 19:53
DoT stumbles on the truth - Dynamic Dave
Ah. Didn't check the speed-camera thread because this item is not
speed-camera specific.


However, the majority of the discussion was regarding cameras, which is why it got plonked there.

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