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Steveg58 Steveg58 @aus.social

Retired Configuration Manager, Game Player, Fountain Pen collector, Garden Railway afficionado.

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A rising road toll in the US. A rising road toll in Australia. Journalists give 1000 reasons why it could be happening.

  • @ajsadauskas @Godfrey642 @fuck_cars
    There s some really old research out there originality focused around Volvo cars that came to the conclusion that people drive to a constant level of personal risk. Put them in a safer car and their driving will be riskier. This lead to memes about spikes on steering wheels that threaten drivers.
    Also many younger people have never seen a police patrol on the roads so they feel that their behaviour carries no risk.

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    85% Of Car Drivers Break 20mph Speed Limits, Reveals U.K.’s Department For Transport

  • @TDCN @Showroom7561
    Two examples from Australian states:
    https://www.police.vic.gov.au/hoon-laws
    https://www.police.wa.gov.au/Traffic/Cameras/Speed/Hoon-driving
    Just a few days ago the news carries pictures of a vintage Holden muscle car being crushed because the owner had been driving at 250 Kph in a 110 Kph zone.