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Originally Posted by Rob_K
How ridiculous, of course speed kills!
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To paraphrase Clarkson...traveling at speed never killed anybody. It's coming to an abrubt halt that causes the damage.
Therein lies the key. Regardless of how fast you are going, it's crashing into things that will ruin your day.
So rather than focus on your speedo every few seconds: try looking out and assess the traffic to flow, keeping a safe distance from the car in front, anticipating hazards, drive predictibly, don't talk on the phone, SMS, have a shave, eat a big mac, sip your coffee, light up a cigarette, do your lippy etc. etc. This would all come under the heading "driver training"....which is woeful in Oz.
Rather than have our young people complete some assinine 120 hour logbook, give then some real training. eg wet wether, skid control, emergency braking, collision avoidance skills etc.
Sure it will cost, but the current testing regime of pottering aound 40-50km/hr, reverse parking and a hill start is a joke.
Adpot the German model for DIU. Zero tolerance, and if you cash and injure someone, go to gaol, ifs, buts or excuses.
Get in you local members face and demand better roads.
Sack the bureaucrats who thought it was a good idea to have 3 speed zone changes within a few hundred metres on the same stretch of road.
Get the coopers to target irresponsible & dangerous driver behaviours: eg tailgating, failure to indicate, not giving way, not moving to the left on freeways, double parking etc.
Get crappy cars off the roads. I have no problem with the current NSW annual roadworthy check, it should be national and more stringent.