On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 01:52 pm, murdoch wrote: > As I mentioned last month, I am in favor of looking into greater > computer control of vehicles, or, more accurately, gradually increased > automated vehicle driving and warning systems, integrated with driver > command, to reduce traffic deaths. I believe such a trend has been > implemented, over the decades, in modern jumbo jets and has saved > lives. It has not proven to be a cure-all and premature turning of > jet control over to full computer control has proven, on at least one > occassion, to be fatal. But I think if something can be done to > reduce the dangers of driving then it ought be looked-into. IMO. > > http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=DE0D502D >-4FB5-4B39-B52E-ECA47FC0CF9B
this is astounding... I knew it was bad in the US but not that bad... in Oz we have around 700 deaths per year over 18 million. the US has 48,000 out of 200 million, or about 6 times the death rate (and I guess the injuries rate is similarly higher.) the main differences between the two? compulsory seatbelts, random breathtesting, standard national laws (0.05% blood alcohol), 0% blood alcohol for the first 2 years of driving (2 years probation, driving age is 18). loose a little freedom (not for security, but civic duty), gain a whole lotta saved lives.... the guy instrumental in getting random breathtesting in australia died recently... His Obit suggested he is responsible for saving 30,000 lives over the last 3 decades... Our death rate is lower than in the 1950's... -- Dr Paul van den Bergen Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures caia.swin.edu.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM:bulwynkl2002 It's a book. Non-volatile storage media. Everyone should have one. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/cjB9SD/od7FAA/AG3JAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
