Comments on: Rumble Strips and Risk Compensation

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:34:41 +0000

So, the guy is essentially driving by feel rather than sight, at times. Maybe it’s the wave of the future. Maybe they need to move the rumble strips into the lane a little. Then make it part of the driving test to drive without looking. Cover the windshield. No headlights needed at night, either. It could work.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:49:58 +0000

Sounds like the problem of prioritizing runs in the family, perhaps hereditary?

Meanwhile a new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute found that the rate of crashes before and after the law (requiring hands-free use of cell phones) took effect has not significantly changed. Some experts say the largest danger is “cognitive capture,” which means drivers are blind to driving cues because they’re consumed by conversations, particularly emotional ones.

The Governors Highway Safety Assn. issued a statement saying the research “raises as many questions as it answers.”

By: Josh R

Josh R — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:15:48 +0000

Money quote.

“And yet it’s so hard to pull myself away from doing it. Because it’s a fast-paced, get-it-all-done society. Work, work, work, 24-7.”

No asshole, you choose to make your life that way, and you choose to put your type A obsessive multi tasking above the safety of other human beings. There are ways to make long drives better without distracting yourself. Audio books, music, or just using the time to “be in the moment” and relax are all good

By: Kevin Love

Kevin Love — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:02:03 +0000

How han a 23-year-old afford to total three cars in two years? Who is paying for this?

And why no criminal negligence charges?

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:30:32 +0000

Sounds like it’s time to take away somebody’s license.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:58:17 +0000

What Alan said. If I kill someone, I’ll be doing it with a car rather than with something else, so it will automatically be classified as just an ‘oops’ and no big deal.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:44:08 +0000

You know, sometimes in Raleigh nights get long and there’s nothing to do, so I get my Kalashnikov and fire a few hundred rounds into the air. No harm, no foul, right?