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E. Faubion wrote:

>I'm not sure if I understand fully what you mean so I'll just comment
>on how it works in my state.  If the crash investigation and autopsy
>reveals a driver first suffered a fatal medical problem then the death
>is not counted as a traffic fatality although the crash still counts
>as an accident and the cause will be listed as medical in nature.  If
>that crash causes other deaths then *those* deaths *are* counted as
>traffic fatalities.   OTOH if a driver suffers a non fatal medical
>problem and crashes then the death will be counted as a fatality and
>the cause of the crash will be listed as medical in nature.  If the
>autopsy is inconclusive whether the medical problem was enough to
>cause the crash the death will usually be counted as a fatality.  Now
>toss into the mix the occassional suicide in a motor vehicle and you
>can see how convoluted it can become.  Basically it boils down to if
>the death can positively be linked solely to causes other than the
>crash then the death will not be counted statistically as a fatality.
>If there is any doubt then it will be counted.

If it can be determined that a crash is a suicide, how is it recorded?

>The chart is a guide for use only when nothing better is available.
>Tires are indeed better today however their performance under pure
>deceleration isn't much different now than it was eight years ago.
>We've run many tests with old tires, new tires, defective tires, you
>name it, and the results simply don't vary all that much.  Where the
>differences show up are in normal driving and handling.  Bear in mind
>that in accident investigation we aren't nearly as concerned with
>performance under normal conditions, we're concerned with performance
>under abnormal conditions.   In a collision the vehicles are often
>performing at the limit of their abilities so what is 'normal' won't
>necessarily apply.  Not sure if I explained that very well, perhaps
>you can see what I mean.

The explanation is clear.  What types of tires were tested?  All
season, performance, or a general mix?  What differences have you
noted between ABS and non-ABS cars as far as stopping distances?
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Brandon

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