Bolt driver killed

[Jack_Berry]

interesting reading in the new landline(or online landline) about brakes. seems the gummint wants 18 whlrs to stop in the same space as a 4 whlr at 60mph. buried deep into the article is the mention that trucks are responsible for only 28% of the hwy accidents. that leaves 72% being caused by another group of individuals. maybe those folks need more testing, harder proficiency tests and also be required to go to the hosp and fill a cup whenever they have an accident. perhaps there needs to be a federal csa2010 for 4 wheelers also.

 

[layoutshooter]

interesting reading in the new landline(or online landline) about brakes. seems the gummint wants 18 whlrs to stop in the same space as a 4 whlr at 60mph. buried deep into the article is the mention that trucks are responsible for only 28% of the hwy accidents. that leaves 72% being caused by another group of individuals. maybe those folks need more testing, harder proficiency tests and also be required to go to the hosp and fill a cup whenever they have an accident. perhaps there needs to be a federal csa2010 for 4 wheelers also.

It would seem that Government physics works about the same way that government math and economics do!!

 

[RLENT]

I don't know where this zeal to control fits in the political spectrum

Look up and read everything you can find on:

Authoritarianism (<--- clicking the link to the left would be a good start )

It will all become abundantly plain

 

[Turtle]

It's not the same as a Riviera driver though.

The statistics say it is.

...but there's a definite difference between a cargo van at 7831 pounds gross that's been driven 841 miles by a guy who was up 12 hours before he started driving and a Riviera at 3500 gross.

Not according to the actual accident, injury and fatality statistics.

Even if the Riviera driver is equally tired there's still less danger to the public when the car is less than half the weight of the loaded van.

That would be a true statement if the heavier vehicle resulted in more accidents, more injuries or more severe injuries, or more fatalities. But that's not what happens. So saying that a loaded cargo van poses more danger to the public is an incorrect statement. Sure, common sense and physics says a heavier vehicle is more dangerous than a lighter vehicle, but cargo vans simply aren't more heavy enough so as to present any measurable increased danger to the public, and no amount of regulation will alter that. Sorry, but it's true.