Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)

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From: Brandon Sommerville
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:00

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Rahul Dhesi wrote:

>Thus we have established a correlation between a higher rate of lane
>changes and a higher accident rate.  The question now is whether there
>is a causation.  I contend that *something* is causing the higher
>accident rate.  My intuition tells me that if vehicles stay in their own
>lanes, a speed differential between two lanes is unlikely to cause
>acidents.  Thus it must be the higher rate of lane changes, not just the
>speed differential, that causes a higher rate of accidents.

The *something* that is causing higher accident rates is inattention.
Changing lanes in and of itself is not a dangerous situation, provided
you are aware of traffic around you.  Should you change lanes without
bothering to check for other vehicles you are rolling the dice.
-- 
Brandon

"Spoooooooon!"

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From: grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon Sommerville)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/12/04
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