No single quarter’s figures should be taken in
isolation as an indication of long-term trend, as there are seasonal fluctuations particularly in
the smaller categories of road user.
jont wrote:Time to re-examine our road safety strategy? Maybe instead of allowing people to continue crashing (just slowly enough that no-one is seriously injured/killed), we move the focus to getting all the inept, indifferent and downright dangerous drivers off the roads altogether?
Would do wonders for congestion too if we could reduce the number of regular road users by say 15%.
TheInsanity1234 wrote:I don't think reducing the overall number of cars on the road would help to reduce congestion.
jont wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:I don't think reducing the overall number of cars on the road would help to reduce congestion.
Ironically, you'd miss the quieter periods (school holidays ). I think it's only something like a 10% reduction in cars on the road, but it makes a significant difference to traffic. Somewhere like Bristol is a bit like Heathrow - operating right on the cusp of gridlock. The tiniest problem quickly snowballs out of control. Reducing traffic a few % would give a margin of breathing room (and if you get the worst drivers off the road, it should even reduce the occurrence of problems.) Won't do much about the anti-car council though
TheInsanity1234 wrote:jont wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:I don't think reducing the overall number of cars on the road would help to reduce congestion.
Ironically, you'd miss the quieter periods (school holidays ). I think it's only something like a 10% reduction in cars on the road, but it makes a significant difference to traffic. Somewhere like Bristol is a bit like Heathrow - operating right on the cusp of gridlock. The tiniest problem quickly snowballs out of control. Reducing traffic a few % would give a margin of breathing room (and if you get the worst drivers off the road, it should even reduce the occurrence of problems.) Won't do much about the anti-car council though
Actually, I wouldn't, because I'll commute to and from school along some lovely B roads, and I'll be doing some driving during the weekends and that...?
TheInsanity1234 wrote:Actually, I wouldn't, because I'll commute to and from school along some lovely B roads...?
On roads with a speed limit over 40mph (non-bulit-up roads) there was an 8 per cent increase in the number of fatal or serious accidents and a 2 per cent increase on roads with a speed limit up to and including 40mph (built-up roads).
Carbon Based wrote:On roads with a speed limit over 40mph (non-bulit-up roads) there was an 8 per cent increase in the number of fatal or serious accidents and a 2 per cent increase on roads with a speed limit up to and including 40mph (built-up roads).
How would you interpret this?
jont wrote:Time to re-examine our road safety strategy? Maybe instead of allowing people to continue crashing (just slowly enough that no-one is seriously injured/killed), we move the focus to getting all the inept, indifferent and downright dangerous drivers off the roads altogether?
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