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In article <4ba4is$98l@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au>, cburke@zoology.uq.edu.au 
says...
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>ccwilfred@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au (Wilfred Brimblecombe) wrote:
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>>In article <30D20FC8.27D3@mailbox.uq.oz.au>, Anthony Murdoch 
<A.Murdoch@mailbox
>.uq.oz.au> writes:
>>> Mark Ansell wrote:
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>>>> Well put, Doug.  I agree 100% with you.  I don't wonder why the 
Queensland
>>>> road toll is so high this year, seeing some of the disgraceful 
driving aroun
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>>I suspect that the Qld road toll is higher this year because it has been
>>wetter than the last 4 to 5 years.  We have people out there on the road
>>who have 3 to 4 years experience in driving in almost perfect whether
>>conditions.  Also people tend to forget how much better a newish tyre is
>>in wet whether vs a bald tyre.
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>>I think it all comes back to a large portion of our drivers not having
>>much experinece with driving in wet whether and with no having
>>experience with the level of necessary car maintenance for driving in
>>wet whether.  I have no stats to prove this but would be interested to
>>see some stats if anybody had any  :)
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>No need for any other stats than this :
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>Listen to the traffic reports on radio 4pm-6pm on dry days and you get
>around 0-2 accidents of fairly mild occurance as the norm.
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>Listen to the same traffic reports on a wet afternoon 4pm-6pm and the
>number goes up to between 4 and 20, with at least 1 serious accident
>included.
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>C.L.Burke
>
Gawd only knows what sort of carnage there would be if it started
snowing!! :-)
Chris.