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its so depressing (from a press release):
Drivers in Merseyside will be asked to slow down in October, as police and road safety officers from across the county launch a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding.
Merseyside Police and Road Safety Officers from the five Merseyside Local Authorities will be joining forces for the education campaign, which will also involve greater police enforcement of speed limits.
The initiative, running between Tuesday 5 October and Sunday 17 October, 2004 forms part of the Government's national "Think ! Slow Down" campaign.
Inspector Dave Bell of the Merseyside Police Traffic Department said: "Speeding is by far the biggest cause of death and injury on our roads and drivers should be aware that even a small difference in speed could have a drastic effect on their stopping distance.
"This campaign aims to make the roads of Merseyside safer for everyone, and reduce the number of people killed or injured. I would ask everyone driving in Merseyside to make sure that you the speed limit on the road you're using, and to remember that speed limits are a maximum, and not a 'recommendation'. Everyone knows that road conditions can be unpredictable - so stay alert, and check your speed at regular intervals."
In addition to Road Safety Officers across Merseyside working locally to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding with drivers, Merseyside police patrols will be extra vigilant in the enforcement of speeding offences on roads thoughout Merseyside, including motorways throughout the campaign.
Some useful facts about speeding -
If a pedestrian is hit at 20mph they have a 95% chance of survival. If a pedestrian is hit at 40mph, this drops to 15%.
About two thirds of all road collisions in which people are killed or injured happen in built up areas where the speed limit is 40mph or less.
Two thirds of car drivers regularly break the 30mph speed limit, and half of these break the 30mph limit by more than 5mph.
An average passenger car travelling at 35mph will need an extra 21 feet (6 metres) to stop than one travelling at 30mph.
Should a car hit a pedestrian or cyclist at that extra speed, the force of the impact increases by more than a third, making death more likely or injuries more severe.
It is estimated that for every single mile per hour reduction in average speed, the collision frequency is reduced by 5%.
Drivers in Merseyside will be asked to slow down in October, as police and road safety officers from across the county launch a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding.
Merseyside Police and Road Safety Officers from the five Merseyside Local Authorities will be joining forces for the education campaign, which will also involve greater police enforcement of speed limits.
The initiative, running between Tuesday 5 October and Sunday 17 October, 2004 forms part of the Government's national "Think ! Slow Down" campaign.
Inspector Dave Bell of the Merseyside Police Traffic Department said: "Speeding is by far the biggest cause of death and injury on our roads and drivers should be aware that even a small difference in speed could have a drastic effect on their stopping distance.
"This campaign aims to make the roads of Merseyside safer for everyone, and reduce the number of people killed or injured. I would ask everyone driving in Merseyside to make sure that you the speed limit on the road you're using, and to remember that speed limits are a maximum, and not a 'recommendation'. Everyone knows that road conditions can be unpredictable - so stay alert, and check your speed at regular intervals."
In addition to Road Safety Officers across Merseyside working locally to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding with drivers, Merseyside police patrols will be extra vigilant in the enforcement of speeding offences on roads thoughout Merseyside, including motorways throughout the campaign.
Some useful facts about speeding -
If a pedestrian is hit at 20mph they have a 95% chance of survival. If a pedestrian is hit at 40mph, this drops to 15%.
About two thirds of all road collisions in which people are killed or injured happen in built up areas where the speed limit is 40mph or less.
Two thirds of car drivers regularly break the 30mph speed limit, and half of these break the 30mph limit by more than 5mph.
An average passenger car travelling at 35mph will need an extra 21 feet (6 metres) to stop than one travelling at 30mph.
Should a car hit a pedestrian or cyclist at that extra speed, the force of the impact increases by more than a third, making death more likely or injuries more severe.
It is estimated that for every single mile per hour reduction in average speed, the collision frequency is reduced by 5%.
Perhaps he should contact the DfT or TRL for some up-to-date information on the causes of accidents.
He probably still thinks that Heresy is punishable by burning at the stake and that men wearing frilly shirts are engaging in illegal unnatural acts
(rather than a less serious 'sartorial taste' offence). 
He probably still thinks that Heresy is punishable by burning at the stake and that men wearing frilly shirts are engaging in illegal unnatural acts
(rather than a less serious 'sartorial taste' offence). It is estimated that for every single mile per hour reduction in average speed, the collision frequency is reduced by 5%.
So if I reduce my average speed from 50 to 30mph I will never have an accident.
So if i get stopped for doing 50 in a 30, but my average speed on thatjourney has been 70, my defence is as I have reduced my average speed by 20mph, it is estimated I will never have an accident
So if I reduce my average speed from 50 to 30mph I will never have an accident.
So if i get stopped for doing 50 in a 30, but my average speed on thatjourney has been 70, my defence is as I have reduced my average speed by 20mph, it is estimated I will never have an accident
Press Release said:
Some useful facts about speeding -
If a pedestrian is hit at 20mph they have a 95% chance of survival. If a pedestrian is hit at 40mph, this drops to 15%.
If a pedestrian is not hit at any speed they have a 100% chance of survival. If a pedestrian looks before crossing the road many accidents will be avoided
About two thirds of all road collisions in which people are killed or injured happen in built up areas where the speed limit is 40mph or less.
Built up or urban areas contain more people. Therefore it is obvious more of anything, related to people, will occur. The 40mph speed limit comment is a red herring
Two thirds of car drivers regularly break the 30mph speed limit, and half of these break the 30mph limit by more than 5mph.
Which possibly suggests that when people drive at a speed which naturally feels right for the road, the legal limit is shown to be incorrectly and artificially low
An average passenger car travelling at 35mph will need an extra 21 feet (6 metres) to stop than one travelling at 30mph.
If pedestrians and vehicles were properly segregated there would be less need to stop in such emergencies
Should a car hit a pedestrian or cyclist at that extra speed, the force of the impact increases by more than a third, making death more likely or injuries more severe.
Not hitting a pedestrian or cyclist makes that extra speed irrelevant. No death or injury is therefore likely.
Lets put effort in to not hitting people, instead of accepting we will hit them at lower speeds
It is estimated that for every single mile per hour reduction in average speed, the collision frequency is reduced by 5%.
Why do collisions occur? Where are the stats covering How the pedestrian got where they did to be hit in the first place?
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