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Old 08-20-2017, 01:10 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zackary View Post
But it seems that most internet sites state that the top 25 causes of accidents are:
  1. Distracted Driving
  2. Speeding
But can we say that those figures are from an unbiased source? I doubt it, since I expect they're collected by various law enforcement agencies, all of which have a vested interest in being able to continue to issue speeding tickets.

It's also the easy answer: to say speed caused the accident, rather than e.g. driver incompetence.

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