Going to work yesterday
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According to the National Statistics Office, in 2006 there were 271,017 casualties in road crashes.
This is just casualties, it does not include "fender benders".
There are an estimated total of 10,000 road crashes per day.
How many heart attacks are people having?
This is just casualties, it does not include "fender benders".
There are an estimated total of 10,000 road crashes per day.
How many heart attacks are people having?
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
About 20% of deaths are due to heart attacks, and the UK death rate is 10 deaths per 1000 per year, UK population 60 mil = 600,000 deaths a year??? seems very high? which is 120000 heart attacks a year, or 330 a day - enough to cause 3% of the accidents, and many heart attack sufferers won't necessarily be regular drivers.
Hence many are just drivers not taking enough care.
Hence many are just drivers not taking enough care.
Animal said:
I tried to couch my argument with recognition of the fact that most accidents/crashes/whatever are indeed avoidable
I only bothered to say anything cos Animal is so obviously going down the raving loony path of 'all drivers are evil'
For me it's a bit more complex than that, but if I have to simplify, I'd say simply that there are plenty of idiots in this world, and unfortunately many of them get to drive cars.
plenty of them ride bikes too though!
Nope. You haven't though things out.
People change behaviour when they get into a car.
Everything they do becomes more important. Their sense of importance, empowerment and entitlement is amplified.
They have a weapon, a suit of armour and a getway vehicle all wrapped up in a status symbol that society and the media tells them is a symbol of their manhood.
People become bastards when they drive.
People change behaviour when they get into a car.
Everything they do becomes more important. Their sense of importance, empowerment and entitlement is amplified.
They have a weapon, a suit of armour and a getway vehicle all wrapped up in a status symbol that society and the media tells them is a symbol of their manhood.
People become bastards when they drive.
Whatever.
Persecution complex more like. I ride on some seriously bust roads, and i don't feel threatened hardly at all. It happens every now and then, but it doesn't colour my view of motorists in general. I might rant after an incident, but that's just letting off steam.
The statistics are bad, but it doesn't mean all drivers are out to get me.
You have a chip on your shoulder, and probably invite the threats cos you ride like an idiot or something
Persecution complex more like. I ride on some seriously bust roads, and i don't feel threatened hardly at all. It happens every now and then, but it doesn't colour my view of motorists in general. I might rant after an incident, but that's just letting off steam.
The statistics are bad, but it doesn't mean all drivers are out to get me.
You have a chip on your shoulder, and probably invite the threats cos you ride like an idiot or something
hackbike 6
New Member
- Location
- The Mile End Road.
I just do not buy this "accident" thing. Crashing is optional.
Weird.I was just thinking this on the ride home tonight.If you concentrate and try and anticipate other peoples mistakes and next moves then it does help a lot.
That makes me look like a twit.Obviously I wasn't concentrating (fully) if I was thinking this.
Weird.I was just thinking this on the ride home tonight.If you concentrate and try and anticipate other peoples mistakes and next moves then it does help a lot.
That makes me look like a twit.Obviously I wasn't concentrating (fully) if I was thinking this.
