Prove me wrong - driving speed related

[d0zer]

German autobahns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sure there are other factors than speed involved, but if speed was that significant a factor in fatality rates, we'd see higher fatality rates on german highways.

[Illfavor]

German autobahns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sure there are other factors than speed involved, but if speed was that significant a factor in fatality rates, we'd see higher fatality rates on german highways.

From the many Germans I know, it is waaaaaaaay harder to get a drivers license in Germany than in the US. They're expensive and you need like 50 hrs of professional training and classes. The other factors are significant.

[d0zer]

From the many Germans I know, it is waaaaaaaay harder to get a drivers license in Germany than in the US. They're expensive and you need like 50 hrs of professional training and classes. The other factors are significant.

of course they are, but if they are more significant than speed, it suggests non-surprisingly that bad/inexperienced driving is a much more significant factor in accident than speed.

Since DanAronG is a man, of course he's a great driver so he should just tell his wife not to drive fast and his kids will be safe!

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of course they are, but if they are more significant than speed, it suggests non-surprisingly that bad/inexperienced driving is a much more significant factor in accident than speed.

Since DanAronG is a man, of course he's a great driver so he should just tell his wife not to drive fast and his kids will be safe!

But since we are a nation of women/asian immigrants, we need slower speeds to compensate.

[supa]

German autobahns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sure there are other factors than speed involved, but if speed was that significant a factor in fatality rates, we'd see higher fatality rates on german highways.

As of 2008, 52% of the German autobahns have only advisory limits (Richtgeschwindigkeit), 15% have temporary speed limits due to weather or traffic conditions and 33% have permanent speed limits.[44] The length of speed-unrestricted autobahns slowly expanded after the opening of the East German borders in November 1989. Prior to German reunification in 1990, accident reduction programs in eastern German states were primarily focused on restrictive traffic regulation. Within two years after the opening, availability of high-powered vehicles and a 54% increase in motorized traffic led to a doubling of annual traffic deaths, despite "interim arrangements [which] involved the continuation of the speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph) on autobahns and of 80 km/h (50 mph) outside cities. An extensive program of the four Es (enforcement, education, engineering, and emergency response) brought the number of traffic deaths back to pre-unification levels after ten years while traffic regulations were raised to western standards (e.g., 130 km/h (81 mph) freeway advisory limit, 100 km/h (62 mph) on other rural roads, and 0.5 milligrams BAC) .[45]

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[d0zer]

As of 2008, 52% of the German autobahns have only advisory limits (Richtgeschwindigkeit), 15% have temporary speed limits due to weather or traffic conditions and 33% have permanent speed limits.[44] The length of speed-unrestricted autobahns slowly expanded after the opening of the East German borders in November 1989. Prior to German reunification in 1990, accident reduction programs in eastern German states were primarily focused on restrictive traffic regulation. Within two years after the opening, availability of high-powered vehicles and a 54% increase in motorized traffic led to a doubling of annual traffic deaths, despite "interim arrangements [which] involved the continuation of the speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph) on autobahns and of 80 km/h (50 mph) outside cities. An extensive program of the four Es (enforcement, education, engineering, and emergency response) brought the number of traffic deaths back to pre-unification levels after ten years while traffic regulations were raised to western standards (e.g., 130 km/h (81 mph) freeway advisory limit, 100 km/h (62 mph) on other rural roads, and 0.5 milligrams BAC) [45]

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