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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It was definitely hyperbolic, but I was referring to vehicle on vehicle collisions in winter conditions. I agree, 100% still doesn’t account for freak accidents. I have, obviously, heard of heart attacks and such and just assumed people would give the benefit of the doubt instead of believing i actually meant a boulder falling on your car was your fault (I forgot Acey would be responding, who struggles understanding much).
I thought it was clear that my message was about people needing to drive appropriately for conditions and slow down, based on the context it was delivered in (clearly I was wrong about that being clear). And that pile-ups are generally the cause of speed that is excessive for the conditions. If you can’t stop in time or find yourself in 90+% accidents during the winter, that’s the result of a mistake, your’s or someone else’s. It doesn’t account for medical emergencies or wild animals and such, but the most common types of accidents you see in the winter are 100% avoidable with safer, smarter driving.
I don’t think that’s particularly controversial. Do you, now that I’ve clarified it?
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I agree with this but it always leads back handing out licences to unqualified/trained people. forget the normal class 5 driver for a moment and realize there are literally people driving 80 tons of truck on our highways this winter who have never seen snow before let alone driven on it, Alberta/Sask has gotten a little better with training since Humboldt and have put a stop to just "buying" a license but the rest of the country hasn't caught up.
It would be an absolute joke but it's far from funny.