Bill, just a couple quick notes about your stats. A "drunk driving collision" is one in which one driver is DWI. For example, suppose Adam is DWI -Charlie is sober - at an intersection Adam - is leagally and safely going thru - but Charlie runs the red light - and crashes into Adam. Charlie is killed - Adam survives - that collision is considered a DWI collision - even though Adam was not at fault.
This comes under the heading of lets fudge the stats so we can prove our point.
Second, some 50 years ago,
50% all deaths were due to DWI - today - that national average is down around 40 % - in fact all motor vehicle deaths are down, in spite of the fact that there are twice as many drivers in the US. Keeping those stats in mind above - DWI deaths have drastically been reduced.
Mind you - even one DWI death is a tragedy. In my classes I teach - I try to personalize driving.
>Bill, just a couple quick notes about your stats. A "drunk driving collision" is one in which one driver is DWI. For example, suppose Adam is DWI -Charlie is sober - at an intersection Adam - is leagally and safely going thru - but Charlie runs the red light - and crashes into Adam. Charlie is killed - Adam survives - that collision is considered a DWI collision - even though Adam was not at fault.
Yes, same as smoking death statistics and I suppose a way used to bad mouth anything we don't like.
This general decline in motor vehicle deaths over the last 50 years probably has to do with the fact of safety requirements and innovation of the auto manufacturers:
e.g. Seat belts, air bags, safety glass, ABS, safety enhanced car body and frame design, etc...
All good IMO. To make it better add: Sober, alert, law-abiding, defensive drivers.
I've always wondered if the devices nearly everyone now carries on them can become such a device.:eek:
They've already been used to track people, though usually regarding some crime.
Very true - in addition, classes such as the
one I teach DDC are also helpful.
One the highest fatality rates are teens 16-17 years.
Now many states or commonwealths are passing laws, such as no more than two passengers, and ect.
Yes, they can. In fact, I believe it's AT&T who has a "service" that you can pay a little extra each month and track your children via their cell phone. You access the web page, and it shows a map with a dot that indicates where your child is at.