Speed is unquestionably the number one contributing factor for the majority of road traffic collisions. The question of motorways/autobahns being examples of where this is not the case is a good one;
Fast straight roads with no junctions or crossing hazards are bound to be relatively accident-free due to the nature of the environment. It is when you combine speed with a rapidly changing set of variables such as an urban landscape of cyclists, pedestrians, animals and other close proximity vehicles. Add modern high-performance engines to the mix, the human ego, mobile phones, women + makeup + the rearview mirror and whatever else makes drivers go too fast for the conditions without paying proper attention to the road ahead, and that is why collisions take place.
Speed and red light cameras are a fabulous thing - anything that reduces collisions has to be beneficial.
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Speed is unquestionably the number one contributing factor for the majority of road traffic collisions. The question of motorways/autobahns being examples of where this is not the case is a good one;
Fast straight roads with no junctions or crossing hazards are bound to be relatively accident-free due to the nature of the environment. It is when you combine speed with a rapidly changing set of variables such as an urban landscape of cyclists, pedestrians, animals and other close proximity vehicles. Add modern high-performance engines to the mix, the human ego, mobile phones, women + makeup + the rearview mirror and whatever else makes drivers go too fast for the conditions without paying proper attention to the road ahead, and that is why collisions take place.
Speed and red light cameras are a fabulous thing - anything that reduces collisions has to be beneficial.