Yeah, it's a slippery slope. First they get fingerprints of tourists and than you have no rights.
ExLisper
joined 2 years ago
Not if the author finds and destroys it.
BTW Conquistadores Adventum is a really good show about the colonization of Americas. It shows how tough the sailing was but also how brutal the conquest was and tells the stories of people behind it.
What exactly are you worried about?
You're pretending, right? I mean you can't be this stupid... Or maybe?
"Increase" means that the problem existed before the lockdown and still exists after lockdown. If you really think people were speeding only during pandemic and deadly car accidents are 'imaginary danger' your and idiot. Keep enjoying your tuned up BMW. It just further confirms my theory that fast cars are for stupid people.
You know what a spike is? Apparently not.
“And speed is the decisive factor in a car crash’s severity. Everything else — drunk driving, distracted driving, bad weather — makes crashes more likely to happen, but speed is the difference between life and death”
“Controlling speeds on roads is the most important goal of any car safety strategy.”
This only applies during the pandemic? What about the part about "any car safety strategy"? Sorry but if you have problems understanding a short, simple sentence then we don't have anything to talk about.
Dude, everything I quoted were generic facts about speeding and accidents. Why do you think that because the article was written during the pandemic those things only apply during pandemic? Do you really have such serious reading comprehension issues?
No, it's not from the pandemic. Read it again. Do you think speeding kills people only during pandemics? Before the pandemic crashing at high speed was safe? WTF?
I also said I think cars should speed limiters installed. Read my comment again also. If a Porsche has a limited horse power and limited max speed it's fine. Do you think with limited it's not fun any more? Then we agree, ban fun cards.
https://www.vox.com/22675358/us-car-deaths-year-traffic-covid-pandemic
From here:
"According to several traffic experts I spoke with, the explanation for the 2020 fatality spike is relatively straightforward: With fewer cars on the road during quarantine, traffic congestion was all but eliminated, which emboldened people to drive at lethal speeds."
"And speed is the decisive factor in a car crash’s severity. Everything else — drunk driving, distracted driving, bad weather — makes crashes more likely to happen, but speed is the difference between life and death"
"Controlling speeds on roads is the most important goal of any car safety strategy."
Do you understand? Not all crashes are the same. Slow speed crashes are not the main issue. You need to look at different statistics (and understand them). No, I'm not moving the goal post. Saving lives is the main goal, that's why I'm talking about speeding and not using the turn signals correctly. Speeding kills. If you disagree with this basic fact we really don't have anything to continue talking about.
So maybe Porsche's are not that safe after all? And yes, you can speed in any car. I don't really care if you own Porsche as long as you drive below the speed limit same as I think you're an asshole for driving your Toyota Yaris recklessly. What I have issue with are all the wannabe race drivers practising on public roads. Personally I blame the stupid car culture promoted in TV shows and car magazines but there could be other reasons for it.
I'm not saying they kill the most people. Distracted drivers kill more people but you don't have TV shows that claiming that texting while driving is fun. Speeding is the second most common cause of accidents and it's absolutely is related to the entire "car culture" promoting fast driving and sports cars.
Reckless driving is not the same as bad quality driving. For example I knew a guy once who said that he never knew who has to yield at a intersection so would always stop and let the other guy go. Was he a good driver? No. Was his behavior going to kill someone? Also no. A driver that knows he has the right of way and drives through a roundabout at 100km/h maybe a better driver but has higher chance of killing someone.
As to TV shows and automotive press I think they invested or at least are actively promoting the idea that driving fast is 'sexy'. It's really hard to watch Top Gear and not to get the idea that what they are selling is the idea that driving a Ferrari at 200km/h is exciting. It would one thing it they showed it strictly in the context of a racetrack and professional competition but they are constantly mixing it with every day driving. The are saying that all driving can be exiting. Why we don't do this with other sports? Downhill cycling is existing but you don't see a lot of people jumping down the stairs on their way to work. Why with other sports we clearly separate the sport activity and everyday version of it but with driving the idea is that public roads are extensions of race tracks and a good driver can have fun on both? I blame the shows romanticizing fast cars as something desirable by everyone and driving as a skill every real man should master. The effects we see on the roads every day.