Brad, I've seen heaps of crashes in my time as a tow truck driver, and the best I can figure (with no statistics to back up my claims!!) is that most drunk drivers who crash don't get killed, they simply walk away unscathed most of the time. The drivers of the other car in these crashes sometimes aren't that lucky, and that is very unfortunate. I've been told that drunk drivers usually are more flexible at the point of impact, and roll with the motion of the crash, hence usually don't break bones etc, just get bruised a bit and hop out, into the paddy wagon and 10 minutes later have no idea what just happened or why they're in the paddy wagon. I saw a guy blow .25 (5x the limit) on the alcometer, and he was hallucinating on the acohol he'd drunk and wanted to know which bystander had parked his 4wd in someone's lounge room, and let his tyres down.
Most crashes I see though, are caused by inexperienced drivers, such as P platers or people who simply lack the skill the correct, control or recover from some sort of mishap that occurs during driving. To prove my point, sit your wife or someone who you think lacks advanced driving skills in front of a rally game on the PS or xbox for 10 minutes and see how they brake, and slide corners, generally recover from anything but normal driving. It is embarrassing to watch. If there's one thing I could ever pass on from my experience and things I've seen, is that a couple of hundred dollars for an advanced driving course is less than a year's insurance on your car, and is much cheaper than paying the ultimate price. Still, I got nothing against someone wanting to modify their 1960's designed car to make it safer. That's good life insurance too coz you can never say it won't happen! After an impace, any component of the car can be spat in any direction, I've picked up 1/4 panels that are the size of coke cans, from 200m up the road. What if that missile hit a bystander while it was spinning away at 180km/h? Or a Corolla that hit so hard, head on that it rolled over it's own engine and bits of the gearbox came up thru the floor and broke the passengers legs. If he wants a collapsible steering column, I say go for it mate. After the sick shit I've seen, I reckon Volvo drivers aren't 1/10th as dumb as they look in their box-vo's. -----Original Message----- From: Brad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 24 October 2005 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Datsun collapsible steering column > Now hears anther fact ,,,They say dont drink and drive,,sounds like it > makes > sence A.. But 80% of car crashs are caused by sober drivers.. > Work that out..... Do you think maybe, just MAYBE the majority of kilometres are covered by people who are... Shock horror... SOBER? And what % of reported accidents are just bumper crunchers. Look at serious injury crashes, you'll find a large percentage influenced by alcohol. If drunks only killed themselves I wouldn't be too fussed. Mal sometimes I think it best to keep my mouth shut and have people think I'm a tool rather than open my mouth right up and prove it outright. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/2005 --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/2005 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/2005 --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/2005
