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Subject: Re: [OM] About nothing at all
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 08:58:34 +1000
I don't think the concept of blame enters into these stats. 
Driver and/or dies in car....tick.
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On 10/05/2013, at 10:03 PM, Ken Norton wrote:

> You have to also consider that the French tend to misplace blame for the
> traffic deaths. For example, instead of acknowledging that unprotected
> concrete pillars inches from the roadway in a curving tunnel/underpass kill
> people when they are run into, the authorities will always blame the driver.
> 
> 
> 
> On Friday, May 10, 2013, SwissPace wrote:
> 
>> I would like to see it broken down by road type, I can't believe that
>> the French Toll Autoroutes are more dangerous (even given the slightly
>> higher speed) than the UK motorways. I would need to see accurate
>> figures to convince me.
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/05/2013 08:58, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>> Now that is interesting. I see that the Australian and French figures
>> are fairly close but the rate is boosted in France by the numbers of
>> motorcycle deaths. Similarly, in  the UK the death rate is less than half
>> due to vehicle occupants whereas out vehicle death rate is around 2/3rds.
>> The Australian and American figures are comparable - with much higher
>> 
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