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You held up the "unrestricted" German road network as a safety example.
This fails (a) because it is not unrestricted and (b) because it is less safe :-) GErman Autobahns seem to throw that out of the window. Sure you can't design a road for "no speed whatsoever", but theres no need for a limit on many roads. At least that's what the most populous country in Euroep seems to think. Have you checked the comparitive fatality figures? Last time I looked the Autobahn was substantially more dangerous per mile travelled than our motorways. Much lower then the states, but a quick gogole doesnt reveal anything. The speed weenies in the states like to compare with the Autobahns because they want a no-limits regime, but the Autobahn has a higher fatality rate than is seen on the speed-limited motorways of some other countries, notably Britain, which is nearly twice as safe as Germany. For some reason the American speed weenies don't point this out :-) As we have one of the lowest fatality rates in the world it wouldn't surprise me if Germany was higher. What if you compare Germany accident rates to Italy or France though France is improving very rapidly at present, due, they say, to a recent increase in enforcement. But that's not the point; the comparison being made is between "unlimited" (actually they are limited, but not in the same way) Autobahns and the British motorways. The British motorways are safer. Much safer. Oh, and last time I checked they also had limits on the Autobahn. Only in certain areas (which makes perfect sense to me, 100mph on the M5 as it joins in M6 is probably not a great idea, 100mph on the M5 from Exeter up to Bristol is generally fine) url:http://www.german-way.com/german/autobahn.html There are more limits than you might think :-) There is, I understand, a blanket recommended 130kph limit anyway, above which you will be in Big Trouble should you crash. And I believe they have some spectacular crashes on the A-bahn; I recall reading about a helicopter ambulance service set up to deal with them. Oh, and last time I checked, their other roads do have speed limits. Yes they do. Of course they have a decent autobahn system which means people only travel in towns and on small roads when they are near their destination. This of course reduces traffic in and arround towns, and therfore accident rates. That is more to do with geography. Germany's population density is much lower - as with France. British motorways are often giant bypasses as much as long-distance roads. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk |
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