Drivers also should have to ride a two-wheeler for a year before getting a
car licence - those that survive (What do doctors call motorcyclists?
Donors). It teaches great awareness of what is going on around you.
Drivers these days seem to act like they are sitting on the sofa watching
TV, or even worse on a Playstation.
I was shocked to see Greg Perigo writing in MG World that 42,000 people die
on US highways each year, 60% of the fatalities being preventable if
seatbelts had been worn. The US has a current population of just under 300
million, I believe. The UK population is about 60 million, and we have
around 3,000 road deaths per year, seat belts having been compulsory for
front seat occupants for many years, rear seats (where fitted) more
recently. Reduce 42,000 by 60% and you get about 17,000, which is not far
from pro-rata with the UK.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Headlight Question
> Cars today are too easy to drive, I think that is part of the problem. If
> everyone had to drive 50s vintage cars to work everyday they would be
forced
> to pay a lot more attention. That or they'd all quit driving and leave
the
> roads to us.
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