Another high speed accident in Northants...
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Another high speed accident in Northants...
BBC NEWS | England | Northamptonshire | Mobility scooter driver injured
sounds nasty..................................glad to hear the elderly Suzuki driver was ok.
On a serious note, 8 road deaths in Northants since last Friday, including a 30 year old Impreza driver, despite a county plagued with gatso's and mobile speed scamera's the serious accidents keep on happening.
sounds nasty..................................glad to hear the elderly Suzuki driver was ok.
On a serious note, 8 road deaths in Northants since last Friday, including a 30 year old Impreza driver, despite a county plagued with gatso's and mobile speed scamera's the serious accidents keep on happening.
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I was at the hospital yesterday, that entrance can be a little busy, although to be fair, whats not to say the old chap just came out the entrance and straight over the crossing without stopping, if you were coming up the hill you wouldn't have a chance to stop in time.
Maybe it's not speed related, as everyone (except the police & government) is aware, poor driving standards don't get caught on a speed camera
Maybe the increase in accidents in Northampton is down to the road network struggling to cope with the huge volume of traffic, which is only set to get worse with all these new houses being built.
Maybe it's not speed related, as everyone (except the police & government) is aware, poor driving standards don't get caught on a speed camera
Maybe the increase in accidents in Northampton is down to the road network struggling to cope with the huge volume of traffic, which is only set to get worse with all these new houses being built.
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Elderly is a word that describes both participants. What's the betting that a high percentage of 75+ drivers are blind as a bat or shouldn't be on the roads. I NEVER see elderly drivers speed yet I'll bet they account for a higher % of accidents than my age group mile per mile (25-34).
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A Northants police spokesman said the man was hit by the vehicle close to the exit of the outpatients unit and was carried by the car into the building.
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What is the basis for you saying that ScoobyNutta. Have you got incontrovertible evidence to that effect?
It certainly is not what the insurance companies think-and they should know better than anyone.
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It certainly is not what the insurance companies think-and they should know better than anyone.
Les
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Originally Posted by Leslie
What is the basis for you saying that ScoobyNutta. Have you got incontrovertible evidence to that effect?
It certainly is not what the insurance companies think-and they should know better than anyone.
Les
It certainly is not what the insurance companies think-and they should know better than anyone.
Les
"Older drivers drive less than those in other age groups. The rate of motor vehicle crashes per mile driven is higher for the 70-plus age group than for middle-aged drivers, but only after the age of 85 does it reach or surpass the rate for younger drivers. However, older people are, unsurprisingly, over-represented in accidents involving death because of their increased frailty. They drive more slowly than other drivers and they cannot handle traffic conflict situations very well. The 60 to 69-year-old age group have a higher percentage of accidents at junctions in both rural and urban settings. They drive less at night due to deteriorating eyesight, and they have to be closer to signs to be able to read them."
Do some research yourself.
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Originally Posted by Leslie
What does it say about younger drivers Scoobynutta?
Les
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having been a taxi driver for 2 years the most dangerous drivers are the ones that do not have a clue what lane they are in
they change lanes without indicating
they go through red lights without realising
they panic at the slightest thing
and they are generally from the older population 65 plus im afraid
i never had any problems with the young speeders nearly wiping me out
Lord Shrek.....free statistics from an ex cabi
they change lanes without indicating
they go through red lights without realising
they panic at the slightest thing
and they are generally from the older population 65 plus im afraid
i never had any problems with the young speeders nearly wiping me out
Lord Shrek.....free statistics from an ex cabi
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Les, its not true to say
Unfortunately for scoobynutta555 insurance is paid per annum and not per mile. Therefore the premiums paid are representative of the relative accident rates.
Originally Posted by Leslie
It certainly is not what the insurance companies think-and they should know better than anyone.
Originally Posted by scoobynutta555
Elderly is a word that describes both participants. What's the betting that a high percentage of 75+ drivers are blind as a bat or shouldn't be on the roads. I NEVER see elderly drivers speed yet I'll bet they account for a higher % of accidents than my age group mile per mile (25-34).
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speedking - not strictly true as you are required to declare your estimated annual milage when you renew your insuarance and increased mileage will result in an increased premium. I agree with your point though as it's not the primary factor for determining premiums.
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Originally Posted by speedking
Les, its not true to say Unfortunately for scoobynutta555 insurance is paid per annum and not per mile. Therefore the premiums paid are representative of the relative accident rates.
I await mile per mile statistics vis a vis a 75 plus and a 33 year old male.
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Probably reversing into a set of traffic lights in his 1.6 hyundai automatic like the rest of his age group
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