Another injury from an incorrectly used snatch strap

**mudmouse** · 20th July 2015, 06:10 AM

It's not so much the collision that's a 'concern' it's the death or serious injury. All road safety bodies (including Police) accept it will happen. It's accepted the State road toll will never go below about 300 per annum. If they can reduce the deaths, and from a social bottom line, the serious injury (cost of rehab, insurance, litigation) they'll be happier. That's why speed, seat belts, fatigue and distraction is the focus.

It'll always come back to economics - the real cause for every collision is too time consuming to identify. Find a common factor, sell it as the cause of death/injury, and that'll do. Otherwise it's too academic for the public to accept.

Matt

mikehzz · 20th July 2015, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Difficult, but can probably be managed. Depends how you define a motor vehicle accident.

For example, there is the whole range of two vehicle accidents where one vehicle is stopped. Then there are accidents with single stationary vehicles, including those who manage to kill themselves with vehicles falling off jacks, and cars that catch fire while stopped for various reasons.

John

If I was sitting in a parked car and wet my pants?

**AndyG** · 20th July 2015, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Difficult, but can probably be managed. Depends how you define a motor vehicle accident.

For example, there is the whole range of two vehicle accidents where one vehicle is stopped. Then there are accidents with single stationary vehicles, including those who manage to kill themselves with vehicles falling off jacks, and cars that catch fire while stopped for various reasons.

John

And back to the OP, incorrectly recovered vehicles

**mick88** · 20th July 2015, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

My apologies to all. I Have just discussed this subject with my Brother who is an Engineer and he confirms that JDNSW is correct. Although steel will return to to its original shape more quickly, it can only deform to a tiny distance and so cannot store as much energy. Further to that he has pointed out that a chain has a much greater mass and therefor will be harder for the stored energy to move.
So once again I apologise and hope that those who started reading this discussion are still reading. I will endeavour not to go off half cocked again.
Cheers Billy.

Possibly why they don't make "golf balls" out of steel!

**cuppabillytea** · 20th July 2015, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by mick88

Possibly why they don't make "golf balls" out of steel!

I'm sure there are many reasons why they don't make golf balls out of steel. That wouldn't be one of them.

**mudmouse** · 20th July 2015, 08:15 AM

Ha.

It has to include the act of driving - that is, a person (driver) putting, or attempting to put a vehicle in motion.

Matt

**Disco Muppet** · 20th July 2015, 09:15 AM

What about putting a giant wooden badger in motion?

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**cuppabillytea** · 20th July 2015, 09:50 AM

Would that be the 3 Metre Iron bark Badger or the 10 Metre Balsa Badger and what size is it's freckle?

**mudmouse** · 20th July 2015, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

What about putting a giant wooden badger in motion?

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Do you mean as to 'drive' it...?

**Disco Muppet** · 20th July 2015, 01:14 PM

I don't know, I think it's probably a cultural thing. The French fling them from catapults.

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