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On 6/9/24 15:07, Andrew wrote:
> bad sector wrote on Sun, 9 Jun 2024 15:02:21 -0400 :
> 
>> OK, I should have said laws & enforcement which I postulate is what is
>> normaly meant by 'laws'. There are laws against drug trafficking too but
>> nothing will change until you start shooting dealers on capture. $5000
>> fines for tailgating, brake-checking or cellphone use could produce
>> miracles within months.
> 
> It wouldn't change accident rates nor fatalities, but it might statically
> decrease the length of hospital stays after an accident by a few hours.
> 
> We covered this long ago in gory detail, so I'm not even going to look it
> up as people who believe in myths will always believe in myths, sans facts.

You are fixating on accident rates which are meaningless; as only one 
example hydroplaning 500 feet or more before impact is never cited 
either, what is often the blanket attribution is 'loss of control', 
period. How many reports cite irresponsible tire ads as the cause when 
they show cars climbimg walls and cruising on ceilings, something that's 
actually possible but not with consumer cars. Of the reports I have seen 
maximum about 5% were worth reading.