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pnichols wrote:
Cloud Dancer wrote:
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation) statistics, road deaths per 1 billion vehicle-kilometres looks like this;
United States - 7.3
Canada - 5.1
Germany - 4.2
So it appears that for a country that so flippantly thumbs its nose at risking life & limb, they have almost half (43%) the traffic fatalities that the US does.
Maybe it’s because they’re vastly better drivers in Europe?
Yep ... leave it up to those lower highway vehicle densities to slash road deaths per 1 billion vehicles ... or is it the higher Canadian and German driver IQ averages that somehow allow drivers there to violate the laws of vehicle physics for awhile?
Isn't there a saying that goes something like this?: "Some drivers can speed all of the time, and all drivers can speed some of the time, but all drivers can't speed all of the time.” :h
Ummmm...... you DO know that a) WAY more people are killed OFF highway, than on, and, b) that the statistic quoted was per ‘billion vehicle x kilometres’ which equalizes all of that anyways?Cloud Dancer wrote:
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation) statistics, road deaths per 1 billion vehicle-kilometres looks like this;
United States - 7.3
Canada - 5.1
Germany - 4.2
So it appears that for a country that so flippantly thumbs its nose at risking life & limb, they have almost half (43%) the traffic fatalities that the US does.
Maybe it’s because they’re vastly better drivers in Europe?
Yep ... leave it up to those lower highway vehicle densities to slash road deaths per mile traveled ... or is it the higher Canadian and German driver IQ averages that somehow allow drivers there to violate the laws of vehicle physics for awhile?
Isn't there a saying that goes something like this?: "Some drivers can speed all of the time, and all drivers can speed some of the time, but all drivers can't speed all of the time.” :hMFL wrote:
BTW...it is 12 degrees here, snowing/blowing, will continue into the night with possible wind gusts over 50 mph. I enjoy the forum entertainment, and have learned some things I did not know.
Jerry ... from what I've been reading about the temperatures coming this upcoming week ... you ain't seen nothin' yet.
BTW and FWIW, I wonder what the highest speed ever attained is while driving in the fast lane during a snow blizzard while towing?fj12ryder wrote:
Ralph Cramden wrote:
You haven't been around many forums if you think this is crazy. There is always "thread drift" in long threads. Sometimes the initial direction of the thread can be completely lost.
I have spit coffee on the keyboard a few times already. How can you have this much fun for free on a Sunday afternoon.
This thread went from this;dockmasterdave wrote:
FL law will now ticket you for not getting out of the left lane.
To commenting about the World Health Organization and the average IQ of the population of Germany, along with a few of "those laws were not meant for me posts", and about everything else in between. ROFLMAO.
Only here LOL.
Hey Ralph, glad you are enjoying the entertainment! However, Howard is right, after a number of pages threads move all directions. :) I waited until after page 11, to post my nut case story.
BTW...it is 12 degrees here, snowing/blowing, will continue into the night with possible wind gusts over 50 mph. I enjoy the forum entertainment, and have learned some things I did not know.
Jerry- You gotta admit, news about staying out of the left lane right away sounds boring. Boring is boring and fun is fun (Willie-ism)
Ralph Cramden wrote:
You haven't been around many forums if you think this is crazy. There is always "thread drift" in long threads. Sometimes the initial direction of the thread can be completely lost.
I have spit coffee on the keyboard a few times already. How can you have this much fun for free on a Sunday afternoon.
This thread went from this;dockmasterdave wrote:
FL law will now ticket you for not getting out of the left lane.
To commenting about the World Health Organization and the average IQ of the population of Germany, along with a few of "those laws were not meant for me posts", and about everything else in between. ROFLMAO.
Only here LOL.larry barnhart wrote:
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Sometimes you just need to thumb your nose at some of the little annoyances.
Illegal is illegal no matter who is on the road or not. just sayin. chevman- I have spit coffee on the keyboard a few times already. How can you have this much fun for free on a Sunday afternoon.
This thread went from this;dockmasterdave wrote:
FL law will now ticket you for not getting out of the left lane.
To commenting about the World Health Organization and the average IQ of the population of Germany, along with a few of "those laws were not meant for me posts", and about everything else in between. ROFLMAO.
Only here LOL. JaxDad wrote:
pnichols wrote:
d3500ram wrote:
This thread has seemed to segue into a conversation on the ethics of “speed.” There are two laws in play for a person when it comes to speed within a vehicle on roads within a jurisdiction: laws of the people and laws of physics. Break excessively either one might get you judged by more than just the twelve on earth.
Public road speed has no place in America anymore (or anywhere else in the world either, IMHO, no matter what the Germans think they're getting away with).
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation) statistics, road deaths per 1 billion vehicle-kilometres looks like this;
United States - 7.3
Canada - 5.1
Germany - 4.2
So it appears that for a country that so flippantly thumbs its nose at risking life & limb, they have almost half (43%) the traffic fatalities that the US does.
Maybe it’s because they’re vastly better drivers in Europe?
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IMO average German IQ is higher than ours. There was a time when I flight-trained young 1st officers, in Lear Jets. They were all quick learners and spoke at least 3 languages.pnichols wrote:
d3500ram wrote:
This thread has seemed to segue into a conversation on the ethics of “speed.” There are two laws in play for a person when it comes to speed within a vehicle on roads within a jurisdiction: laws of the people and laws of physics. Break excessively either one might get you judged by more than just the twelve on earth.
Public road speed has no place in America anymore (or anywhere else in the world either, IMHO, no matter what the Germans think they're getting away with).
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation) statistics, road deaths per 1 billion vehicle-kilometres looks like this;
United States - 7.3
Canada - 5.1
Germany - 4.2
So it appears that for a country that so flippantly thumbs its nose at risking life & limb, they have almost half (43%) the traffic fatalities that the US does.
Maybe it’s because they’re vastly better drivers in Europe?
