Ole school towing....
I remember my father in law worked in the oil field when it was rock and rolling in the 50's ans 60's. Well, long story short, he towed a house trailer ( 45 feet plus )up and down the Gulf coast with...
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powderman426 wrote:
One point to consider is that he was towing on local roads and not on the interstate nor at those speeds. That said, I sometimes wonder how a lot of us are still around from some of the things we did in the past. Not only were there no setbelts, but the dash wasn't padded, had no air bags, but plenty of sharp knobs to impale yourself on. Heck I recall my son sitting in a car seat (upfront of course) that was made of a tin frame and canvas that hooked over the seat back and had a plastic steering wheel. Wow! talk about dangerous but most of us are still here.
The death rate per 100 million miles driven was 5.30 in 1965 and 1.14 in 2012. There IS a difference, even if *most* survived it. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year
Speed does not seem to be the major contributing factor. Speed has increased over the years, and the motor vehicle death rate per driven mile is significantly lower in Germany than it is in the U.S. There must be other factors with a higher impact.
