Re: Yet more BB on Speeding

In message <9jifg.8523$002.7587@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ian <if.ptnospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

1994 - 1998 baseline 3,578
2000 3,409
2001 3,450
2002 3,431
2003 3,508
2004 3,221

Basing a claim that roads accidents are going down on the highest value
since 2000 and the lowest value since 2000 is bad statistics. There's no
downward trend in this data and the sharp increase in 2003 is something
you
appear to have glossed over.

I used the most recent two figures to show that there has been a decrease.
You chose to use the last 6 years and the baseline for the 5 before that.
Which also show a significant reduction. 3,221 - 3,578 = 357. A reduction 8
short of 10%.

In any case, pretty poor considering the improvements in active and passive occupant and pedestrian safety and a decade of medical progress.

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Steve Walker
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