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Peter Rose (pr@praxis.co.uk) wrote:

: I believe one of the causes of motor accidents to be the false sense of
: security and isolation induced by modern vehicles.

: I am trained as an emergency ambulance driver and/or crew member for the 
: British Red Cross. In this capacity I have seen a number of fairly
: unpleasent accidents and injuries, both on and off the public highway. 

: I believe that seeing the aftermath of an accident first hand and close up
: is one of the best deterents to bad driving that I can imagine. I do not
: think that rubber-necking at accidents as you drive past them really has
: sufficient impact (unless it is a really spectacular pile up or bodies etc
: are visible).

: Ideally each and every driver would be required to be a passenger with either
: the police, fire or ambulance service attending an RTA before being granted a 
: license. This however, apart from being impracticle, may even be cruel. 
: Prehaps some sort of accident video presentation as a mandatory component
: of a driving course is called for? 


17 years ago I was almost killed (as a passenger) in a car when somebody
rammed into its side from a petrol station. I still have some of the scars
and I am lucky to be alive.

I suppose thats why I why I drive carefully.

Regards...
.........Ian
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