The other most important fact you forgot, was that when Buster was over
there, there were only a handful of cars on the road, during that era...
On Nov 15, 2007 11:17 AM, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Buster, et al,
>
> This is most interesting. I lived in England in the 1960s for 6 years
> and drove thousands of miles on Brit and European highways. My
> experience however is completely different than Buster's. I witnessed
> at least 10 accidents during that time 4 of which involved fatalities
> and 2 in which I was involved (neither my fault).
>
> The danger here is making generalizations based entirely upon
> individual perceptions without appropriate population weighted data.
> It is possible that I witnessed more accidents than the average driver
> would have witnessed during those years. It is possible that today's
> drivers have improved to the point where there are far less accidents
> in Britain these days. Finally, it is possible that Buster has just
> been damned lucky! On the other hand, I never saw an accident in a
> roundabout! Not even the ones along the M40 from London northwest
> where there were many, many accidents. As I recall, most of them were
> failure to yield the right of way at intersections.
>
> Since it is actually their home country, I would be interested to have
> our British Brethren chime in on this topic. What is your experience
> with accident frequency in the Motherland, mates?
> -
> Cheers!!
> Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
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> On Nov 15, 2007 10:56 AM, Robert Bruce Evans <b-evans@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > David Lieb wrote: "Without the stop signs, this one would have an
> accident
> > on site 24/7!"
> >
> > Remarkable as it may seem, in all of my years of driving thousands of
> miles
> > in England, Scotland and Wales, I have only seen one (1) accident.
> > (Granted, I have not been to Northern Ireland or Ireland which may skew
> the
> > results tremendously!)
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