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So why are the police picking on drunks, we are safer drivers
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That's kind of like saying if playing with fire causes 4% of all home fires, so 96% of all fires are caused by not playing with fire...
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Last I checked, sober driving is not listed as a "cause" for an accidents.
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Drunk Driving (or driving while impaired) is a cause like distracted driving, reckless driving, or speeding can be a cause.
If you are in a car and a live wire falls across it should you stay in the car or get out?
For the top six causes, check out this article...
http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/07...
Exactly...you can understand why someone might have an accident if theve had a few, but what excuse do the 83% have Ehh??
you have a point. I got a DUI and the DA said i could have killed someone,,driving drunk...He got mad when i said i could have robbed a bank but didn't do either.
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Because if the drivers werent drunk, the 17% could be eliminated. Of the 83% of sober accidents, there is no specific action that the Feds can take. You just can't fix stupid!Why 9 out 10 people that hate music from cars have or enjoy loud exhaust from motorcycles?
17% are caused by drunks, ??% is caused by teenagers, ??% is caused by elderly, ??% are caused by etc.how many people drive drunk? how many get into an accident?
drunk driving deserves to be picked on.
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It's a mix of, lads (sorry lads, but there are some idiots out there), oldies (sorry again), people on mobiles, druggies and generally not driving with due care and attention that make up the 83%Why are there seat belts on airplanes but not buses?
Thought provoking ...I never thought of it that way before...thanks!Where do I find out about the LEMON LAW on used cars?
Because cops are upset that people are out having a good time while they have to work.Whats the rules about window sun shades in back windows of cars when driving?
good point.Why did you get in your car accident??
i maintain that drink drivers are irresponsible, reckless and deserve to be penalised, however, they are at least trying to drive. eating and driving is entirely different, i recently crashed my car whilst munching on my lunch. i wasnt trying to drive at all. i was trying to eat my lunch!
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also car parks are dangerous places. people enter a car park and switch from driving mode to parking mode. hence more vigilance is needed as drivers are merely looking for a space and not thinking about driving the car. (or this could be just me of course!)
The police pick on the drunk drivers, because it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle underneath the influence of alcohol. There's no violation for driving while being "stupid" or inattentive.
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The fact is, most accidents occur because of driver inattention (very generic - ability is impaired by):
1. age
2. roadway conditions
3. outside car distraction
4. reaction to other uninvolved vehicle
5. forgetting about blind spots
6. not maintaining proper following distances
7. passenger distraction
8. driver inexperience (either due to age or due to unfamiliarity with vehicle performance)
This is as opposed to a drunk driver (very specific - ability is impaired by alcohol or drugs).
I'm not quite sure what the question is... I think it is because 1) the number ONE reason for deaths in teens is accidents(alot drunks) 2) MANY MANY people get killed in drunk accidents all the time 3) most of the damage can be from drunks. Thanks for asking! Hope this helps. =)
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I'm not sure where you get your stats from, and for which country/city.1. You are also implying that 17% is small and insignificant.
For example, if there is a total of 10,000 accidents, then 17% would mean 1,700 accidents would be the result of drunk driving. When it comes to lives, 1,700 is not a small number my friend.
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2. 17% of all traffic accidents are caused by drunk driving.
This is not the same as 17% of all drunk drivers get involved in traffic accidents. It could mean 90% of all drunk drivers get invollved in car accidents.
At what age do most people begin to drive?
This is the old example how statistics can lie. The way I heard it was that if 7 out of 10 accidents are caused by sober drivers, then statistically it is far safer to drive when drunk. This has nothing to do with real accident figures. Others seem to have answered this without thinking about what the question is about, It is as I say, an example of how statistics can lie, nothing more.Where is the safest place for a car seat in the back of a car?
The majority of drivers are not drunk, and driving happens a lot, so it's simple math that states that sober drivers would cause more accidents. It doesn't mean driving drunk is safer, it's just less of an occurance.Third grade math sure was a tough one, wasn't it?
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That's a darned good point. But are you admitting to being a drunk driver?And what per cent of those sobers drivers were on their cell phones, or putting on make up, text messaging, eating, having sex, changing clothes, reading or any of the thousands of other stupid acts I've seen 'sober' drivers doing?
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Where did you get that stat? IME, 17% is way too high for the percentage caused by drunk drivers. The overwhelming majority of accidents are due to simple inattention and nothing else.1998 windstar windows, heater, turn signals, radio, dont work?
LOL that does sound like that.How do you put a car seat on a shopping cart? Which direction?
There are lies, dammned lies and then there are statistics.What causes people to disobey one of the main rules of driving?
You are bending the evidence.
Why dont people stop driving until gas gets lowered?
Let's put it another way:-
If you could choose a speed limit for driving cars, what would it be?
Out of every 100 accidents, 17 involved drunk drivers.
Who is tired of the slow speed limits??
However, if 10% of all drivers are drunk, that means that they are 1.7 times more likely to have an accident.
Anyone else leave the seatbelt in their car plugged in all time and just use the shoulder belt?
If only 1% of drivers are drunk, then they are 170 times more likely to have an accident.
If only 0.1% of drivers drive drunk (one per thousand), then that jumps to them being 1700 times more likely to have an accident than a sober driver.
Why does every one who sees a truck/car wreck think its the trucks fault?
Of course, if another 17% of accidents involve people using drugs, that would amount to 1/3rd of all accidents, wouldn't it?
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What is really funny is that studies here show that the majority of secondary accidents are caused by sober drivers "rubber-necking" to try to see the dead and mangled bodies of drunk drivers at accident scenes.How can I position my right foot in high heels on the gas pedal when driving??
Whether the original driver was drunk or not. Does it really matter? The real problem is that people think they are better drivers than they are, drunk or sober.
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No, wow, the 83% is like natural death, suicide, everything... that is not just based on drinking or not...More Questions & Answers ...
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