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Old 11-11-2007, 10:37 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by kevman View Post
I stand by my point... if it's easier to lose control of a vehicle when you are speeding than you need to take responsibility for your actions and it's driver error! "Driving too fast for the conditions" to me would be driver error would it not?
The "trigger" of a collision may be driver error. Speeding is rarely a trigger. It is usually driver distraction, following too close, or making unsafe turns.

But the severity of a collision is directly related to the speed.

Take the speed out of the equation and most collisions with today's ultra-safe vehicle are surviveable. Yet we still have 300-400 deaths EVERY YEAR on Alberta's roads.
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