From: Squashme on 2 Aug 2010 13:01 "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 3 Aug 2010 02:19 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 3 Aug 2010 04:41 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 3 Aug 2010 04:56 "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 3 Aug 2010 05:27
"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! |