This can't be right?

[superlightr]

Just sent this to them:
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Hello

Just had a look at your site. But was concerened that you have missed out a word in your first paragraph as shown below. I beleive their should be the word 'not' after the word 'is'?

I understand from the govt own satisitics that excessive speed is 7%. Clearly if the figure is under 50% then your statement is misleading and should be corrected?

I trust that you will double check this and correct your publiction.

Thank you
James

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Excessive and inappropriate speed is the single biggest cause of road traffic collisions.

The impact of speed-related collisions and casualties is huge, not only in the amount of emotional and physical pain caused to those involved, but also in a financial sense. It is estimated that the financial cost of road traffic collisions to the community of Derbyshire is in excess of £270 million each year. <snip

[Peter Ward]

superlightr said:

snip> Excessive and inappropriate speed is the single biggest cause of road traffic collisions. The impact of speed-related collisions and casualties is huge, not only in the amount of emotional and physical pain caused to those involved, but also in a financial sense. It is estimated that the financial cost of road traffic collisions to the community of Derbyshire is in excess of £270 million each year. <snip

Note the talk about collisions. Not KSIs, just collisions. What stats do we have about collisions as a whole? Maybe Paul Smith knows of some but I can't recall seeing any.

"...huge...". Now there's a rational, logical word to use. Clearly this is a reasoned debate going on here. Not.

"It is estimated that...." Who by? On what basis? Where is the reference? I estimate that the cost to the "community of Derbyshire" (another emotive phrase, like the old chestnut "our roads") is 2.5p. Now let's have a reasoned debate based on facts.

Why does my forehead always hurt?