Re: The Speed Trap - BBC1 Scotland


Richard wrote:
> Marz wrote:
>
> > Where the driver has not, by their own actions, caused the accident,
> > for example where a child chases a ball into the street,
>
> You really don't think the driver's actions have anything to do with it?
> Such as failing to slow down in an area where children are playing?

Oh god, another idiot. OK, very slowly now, the speed of the car did
not cause the child to run into the street. The speed of the vehicle
will decide the outcome, near miss, collision or death. A driver
speeding though a 20mph zone who kills someone running into the street
is almost always entirely to blame for that death, because if they'd
been driving correctly a life may have been spared, BUT they did not
start the chain of events they just made it a millions times worse.
>
> > car's speed and driver skill, or lack of, that determines the outcome.
>
> You've just contradicted yourself.

How? Oh enlightened one.
>
> > The speed of the vehicle dictates how much reaction time there could be
>
> No, it isn't. The driver's alertness determines the reaction time.
> It's nothing to do with the car's speed.
>

Oh dear, did we fail mathematics at school. The faster a car travels
then, strangely enough, the less time it takes to go from A to B.
Therefore for a given distance between a moving car and stationary
object the greater speed the less time there is to react and avoid the
object.

> > AND the severity of any impact. So doing 30mph in a 20mph greatly
> > reduces reaction time
>
> ???
>
> > and increases the chances of a collision and
> > death. If a driver is obeying the 20mph speed limit there may be enough
> > time to avoid any sort of collision at all. So I guess I half agree
> > with you that speed kills, sheesh!
> >
> > You're still an arse unable to fathom both points of view. From the
> > point of view of a parent and child at school, the cars should pass
> > slowly incase a child runs into the road and from the point of view of
> > some drivers,this is a road where people follow the highway code and
> > why can't you keep your child off it and stay safe in the school.
>
> Because we're fucking entitled to be on it, you prat.
>
> R.

Oh and reading wasn't your strong point either. I said 'where people
follow the highway code' which includes you in what ever mode of
transportation you desire. Is it too much to understand that some
drivers expect others, including children, to be following the highway
code whilst traveling along the road.

Having re-read my comment I could have added some more explaination and
said 'keep your child from running dangerously into the road without
checking left and right first", but I thought it was pretty clear.

Laters,

Marcus

p.s. and no I can't spell.

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