Deaths take holiday road toll to 11 - The Age

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The Age, Australia - 29 Dec 2007
The 48-year-old female driver of the Land Rover suffered minor injuries and was taken to Mildura Base Hospital for treatment. Police will investigate and ...



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[juddy]

I find it funny that the Police Government etc, continue to harp on about how people are driving too fast. I have no doubt that the faster you drive you increase your chances of having a more lethal accident, however from my observations of 10 months driving on the roads here, the major factor in most of the accidents that take place on most days, is that people just have no bloody idea how to drive. ( those who can are excused ) i see rear end shunts most days, and all this is down to is people driving too close, whats worse is the stupid morons who drive feet away when iys lashing it down with rain, theres nothing wrong with doing 120/130 150 in the rain if the road but 120 right up someones rear is mad, and then theres the lane weaving, to go where? when the traffics heavy, taking the slip road at the last second, and in doing so making who evers in the left lane break hard.

SPEED
THINKING DISTANCE
BRAKING DISTANCE
OVERALL STOPPING DISTANCE

32 km
20 ft. (6 m)
20 ft. (6 m)
40 ft. (12 m)

48 km
30 ft. (9 m)
45 ft. (14 m)
75 ft. (23 m)

64 km
40 ft. (12 m)
80 ft. (24 m)
120 ft. (36 m)

80 km
50 ft. (15 m)
125ft. (38 m)
175 ft. (53 m)

96 mph
60 ft. (18 m)
180 ft. (55 m)
240 ft. (73 m)

112km
70 ft. (21 m)
245 ft. (75 m)
315 ft. (96 m)


Solution

Police book and fine every one whos driving like a dick, i would be quite happy to drive all day in a un marked police car and just book and book and book, all the fines should then be used to educate people on how to drive properly...