Interesting reading.....

[vwdeviant 0]

http://www.abd.org.uk/speed_humps.htm

 

Drivers judging how to negotiate humps are distracted from watching out for more serious hazards

[jonnyboyo 0]

If there was ever a statistic to remove the darn car wrecking, world poluters, then that must be it.

[dr_mat 0]

Statistics, don't you just love em?

[mrbeige 0]

Statistics, don't you just love em?

 

Aye, 75% of statistics aremade up on the spot!

[dr_mat 0]

You made that up on the spot!

[The_Dude 0]

You made that up on the spot!

 

After all, its been shown that 93.6% of people lie regularly.

[mrbeige 0]

You made that up on the spot!

 

I did! :lol:

[dr_mat 0]

The interesting thing about this particular statistic is that it is used completely out of context.

In fact Barnet council removed humps as part of a general program of road safety changes, so any "improvement" in accident rates MUST take this into account. Plus the fact that there's generally less accidents in the early part of the year (is there? I don't know for sure, and you know what, they should at least compare with the same period from the year before to be reasonably sure) - all really means that this statistic is likely utter bollocks.

 

Can't argue with the rest of the website's discussions about speed humps, but that particular statement is so far from a reasonable conclusion, it could be lifted straight from some Rupert Murdoch daily toilet roll.

[vwdeviant 0]

Ah but Speed humps cause the premature death of 95% of front splitters too (Source: My Rado's too low for speedhumps awareness group)

 

And that's a fact, Jack!