BBC News: Experts advise on road death rise
Discussion
"He said the panel would be drawn from across Scotland and would form part of a 10-year safety improvement vision."
Yup. Like the last 10 years. Glad to see the camera's are working their magic and creating Heaven on Earth.
Why Scotland anyway - why not bring in people from countries that have IMPROVING road safety records?
Yup. Like the last 10 years. Glad to see the camera's are working their magic and creating Heaven on Earth.
Why Scotland anyway - why not bring in people from countries that have IMPROVING road safety records?
The article said "A total of 314 people died in 2006, 28 more than the previous year. "
Err, arnt there more vehicles on the road? and did they analyse the cause's of these accidents, one tragic one recently up here in Aberdeenshire was caused when a deer jumped out in front of a motorcyclists, absolutely nothing he could have done about it, but he is sadly yet another statistic for this year.
Still they are the "Experts" so they must know what they are talking about.....
Err, arnt there more vehicles on the road? and did they analyse the cause's of these accidents, one tragic one recently up here in Aberdeenshire was caused when a deer jumped out in front of a motorcyclists, absolutely nothing he could have done about it, but he is sadly yet another statistic for this year.
Still they are the "Experts" so they must know what they are talking about.....
NobleGuy said:
"He said the panel would be drawn from across Scotland and would form part of a 10-year safety improvement vision."
Yup. Like the last 10 years. Glad to see the camera's are working their magic and creating Heaven on Earth.
No mention of cameras as part of the solution, but he does sayYup. Like the last 10 years. Glad to see the camera's are working their magic and creating Heaven on Earth.
[b]"We must ingrain a deeper understanding of road safety and develop a more responsible attitude among young people.
We have the chance to shape their behaviour before they even step into a vehicle."
The new panel will bring together police, driving experts, road safety organisations and the children's commissioner.
The government has also decided to roll out a programme to help primary pupils learn about road safety.[/b]
Sounds like exactly what we've all been asking for!
Edited by MrsMiggins on Tuesday 12th June 18:56
Peter Ward said:
KB_S1 said:
I was pleasantly surprised by the Officer interviewed on BBC radio news.
He stated that inattention was the main problem on the roads.
That's his place on the experts' panel taken away then. He needs to listen to his superiors more.He stated that inattention was the main problem on the roads.
one of the Acpos or whatever it is. Think he was chief of Dumfries and Galloway.
KB_S1 said:
Peter Ward said:
KB_S1 said:
I was pleasantly surprised by the Officer interviewed on BBC radio news.
He stated that inattention was the main problem on the roads.
That's his place on the experts' panel taken away then. He needs to listen to his superiors more.He stated that inattention was the main problem on the roads.
one of the Acpos or whatever it is. Think he was chief of Dumfries and Galloway.
Vipers said:
The article said "A total of 314 people died in 2006, 28 more than the previous year. "
What's that, a rise of less than 10% in a very short sample space?Fairly meaningless. Now, if the rise continues for a significant time period, then perhaps this is more worthy of study.
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