"The official South Australian government statistics for the years 1995 toFrom Australian MOTOR December 2003 page 136 -
2002 inclusive show that excessive speed was the "primary apparent error" in
less than one percent of all road crashes. In fact, at 0.88 percent it ranks
as 15th as a cause, with inattention the main cuplrit (41.88 percent),
followed by failure to give way (12.72 percent) and reversing without due
care (11.1 percent).
...drink driving came in at 20th place ...
...since the 50kph urban limit was introduced in Victoria, road deaths
rose 45.2 percent in urban areas in the first six months ..."
References
http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/publicat ... in2002.pdf
www.sapolice.sa.gov.au/operations/tris/fatal_daily.pdf
Do I hear any comments from Paul Swain ?
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