From: Squashme on
"The nationwide independent survey reveals that almost four in ten
drivers involved in the 222,100 accidents on British roads ever year
say they were frightened or angered by other drivers in the critical
moments before a crash."

http://www.axa.co.uk/media-centre/media-releases/news-story?id=20100729_0800

" ... disrespectful, aggressive driving can be the cause of an
accident in itself but also the negative emotions created by this type
of driving can cause other drivers to become irrational and make
mistakes they would otherwise not make."

From: Halmyre on
On 2 Aug, 18:01, Squashme <squas...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> "The nationwide independent survey reveals that almost four in ten
> drivers involved in the 222,100 accidents on British roads ever year
> say they were frightened or angered by other drivers in the critical
> moments before a crash."
>
> http://www.axa.co.uk/media-centre/media-releases/news-story?id=201007...
>
> " ... disrespectful, aggressive driving can be the cause of an
> accident in itself but also the negative emotions created by this type
> of driving can cause other drivers to become irrational and make
> mistakes they would otherwise not make."

Your definition of carnage probably differs from, say, a soldier at
Passchendale or the Somme.

--
Halmyre
From: Squashme on
On 3 Aug, 07:19, Halmyre <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 2 Aug, 18:01, Squashme <squas...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "The nationwide independent survey reveals that almost four in ten
> > drivers involved in the 222,100 accidents on British roads ever year
> > say they were frightened or angered by other drivers in the critical
> > moments before a crash."
>
> >http://www.axa.co.uk/media-centre/media-releases/news-story?id=201007...
>
> > " ... disrespectful, aggressive driving can be the cause of an
> > accident in itself but also the negative emotions created by this type
> > of driving can cause other drivers to become irrational and make
> > mistakes they would otherwise not make."
>
> Your definition of carnage probably differs from, say, a soldier at
> Passchendale or the Somme.
>
> --
> Halmyre

Certainly. Were you there?
However, my definition is probably closer to reality than Mrcheerful
in his
"more carnage caused by racing cyclists" posting in urc.
From: Mortimer on
"Squashme" <squashme(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ef830fbb-bf80-43aa-8b27-db1bcb421a3f(a)v32g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> "The nationwide independent survey reveals that almost four in ten
> drivers involved in the 222,100 accidents on British roads ever year
> say they were frightened or angered by other drivers in the critical
> moments before a crash."

I dare say if a driver pulls out in front of a moving vehicle that has
priority over him, he will be frightened and intimidated when the driver on
the major road sounds his horn and flashes his lights to say "I am here" and
fights to retain control of his car to avoid the pulling-out car that he is
about to hit.

That doesn't put any blame on the car on the major road that is trying to
avoid colliding with the one that is pulling out.

From: GT on
"Squashme" <squashme(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ef830fbb-bf80-43aa-8b27-db1bcb421a3f(a)v32g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> "The nationwide independent survey reveals that almost four in ten
> drivers involved in the 222,100 accidents on British roads ever year
> say they were frightened or angered by other drivers in the critical
> moments before a crash."

This doesn't surprise me at all - if someone was about to crash into me, I
think I would be either frightened or angered too. I don't think this really
justified a survey or enquiry!