Comments on: Speeding Hamilton joins Fisichella, Button, Montoya…

By: toronto license plate

toronto license plate — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:11:32 +0000

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By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:17:46 +0000

The big ones for causing road accidents are inattention and lack of anticipation. These get more difficult at speed, but some people can do them. The trouble is that nobody’s figured out a way to quantify the amount of attention and anticipation a driver is applying at any given moment. If someone could do that, a more effective regime could be implemented very quickly.

There is some sense in regulating speed, though, because although it does not cause accidents in itself, it does affect how bad the accident will be when it happens. Autobahns have such low accident rates because nearly everyone obeys an unwritten code of conduct that allows them to know what will happen. The high speeds are so high and so unusual that those unfamiliar with this code will inevitably pay a LOT of attention, simply to avoid the easily-foreseeable crashes. When autobahn accidents happen, they tend to be serious.

By: Number 38

Number 38 — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:56:48 +0000

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Good work, mate!

By: Number 38

Number 38 — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:46:53 +0000

Words from “KB” : #14 above “Too many people are being killed because of speed on our roads.” and #17 “speed kills”.
WOW! What is “speed”, it sounds like ice or loose sand on our roads and it can KILL! Thanks for the warning. AW chucks, I’m only jesting but “speed” is not the problem, the Autobaun has no limits in certain areas and has one of the lowest incidents per mile of any road on earth. In most cases “speeding” is a political tool to collect revenue, in other cases its a warning to good fast drivers they are intergrating with slow drivers
and high density obstecles.
I’ve been lucky….here in the USA….speeding can be contested in court and I ALWAYS go to court, 4 of 5 times the police don’t show and the case is dismissed !!!!!!

By: alan

alan — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:45:03 +0000

Is there not a phrase on tickets and programs mentioning that motorsport is a dangerous sport I think it was some kind of attempt to get out of paying any damages if there was an accident to spectators more than the drivers though??

By: KB

KB — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:30:46 +0000

Thats not the point—-alot of young people will think it cool that someone like LH was doing that speed on the open road, and try to mimic it, the FIA and ALL drivers in motorsport should be raising awareness that speed kills……and that there is a time and place for using speed, not on the open road!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:15:17 +0000

Does it? He was caught, he got a big fine and had his licence confiscated, that’s hardly positive. The message here is ‘if you get caught speeding you’re in trouble’.

By: KB

KB — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:12:32 +0000

I agree with Salva by the way!

It is a serious issue in most countries, and stories like this making headline news does nothing to help those who try and reduce the number of deaths

By: KB

KB — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:10:32 +0000

That sends out the wrong signals to young drivers!

The fact that they are professional drivers, should make them role models for their fans.

During Rally Ireland, the message promoted was ‘Keep racing in its place’ Too many people are being killed because of speed on our roads.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:48:06 +0000

If I’m not mistaken Kimi got pulled over for speeding in Finland a few years ago. In Finland you get fined in relation to your income so I bet even Kimi’s wallet was hurting a bit there.