Sense of Speed

SailFree

"He attached a PDF document that cited the old Cimino study, but also some newer research, which noted that accidents occurred as speed varied from the norm of the road, and while more accidents occurred when drivers went much slower than the norm, the ones that occurred at much faster than the norm were more often fatal."
--Shadoquad

Thanks! Silly me, I just assumed "link" meant the usual HTML link to the government website. I went back and saw and downloaded the PDF file, but haven't read it yet.

I'll pay special attention to see if the data indicates MORE accidents and MORE deaths from faster drivers, or is it just the obvious kinetic energy story wherein accidents at higher speeds cause more injury? That part should be a given. The question would be where this equates to more actual deaths. If you have fewer accidents, that may mean a lower death rate in faster drivers (which was suggested by prior research) even though each accident might carry a higher risk. In the military, we stratified risks by both severity and likelihood, which I would want the government to do also.