2007-03-13 18:26:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
They are both as dangerous. That is why using a mobile phone whilst driving is now illegal. Concentration is needed when driving and may be the cause of more accidents than speeding as somebody speeding is probably paying attention for police and speed cameras. Somebody talking to a child in the back seet is probably concentrating on the conversation and not paying enough attention to the road.
2007-03-13 18:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by clever investor 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think speed probably is the cause of most accidents on the roads, there are other reasons including lack of concentration
2007-03-14 02:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by cassidy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Speed absolutely kills, but it sure doesn't cause accidents. A head-on collision at 0.1 MPH may not even scratch the paint on a car. However a head-on at 200 MPH is going hurt someone badly and probably kill them.
Diminished capacity, i.e. drunk or exhausted.
AND:
Distraction, i.e. applying makeup, eating, cell phone.
Are the two major causes of accidents.
I'm with you, on the concept even if I take exception to your wording. I would much rather share the road with speeder who is awake than some fool watching a DVD, talking on the cell phone and doing a crossword puzzle even if he is doing the speed limit.
Cheers.
2007-03-14 21:25:42 · answer #3 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
speed kills more people, because of the high impact!!
Lack of concentration probably causes more accidents but if you're only travelling at low speed it's the car that will take the most damage!
Driving needs full concentration and speed limits are there for good reason!
2007-03-14 08:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Poor judgement kills. If you are speeding then you are not using sound judgement, you are possibly speeding for the sake of it. You are not driving for the conditions of the road at the time. 99% of speeding offences occur in an urban setting where roads are not designed or built for speed.
2007-03-16 20:05:58 · answer #5 · answered by pete_parkes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speed per se does not kill. Poor judgement does. And poor judgement can be a result of the lack of concentration.
2007-03-14 03:34:28 · answer #6 · answered by Misha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many time have we heard the excuse "I didn't see him" "I only reached down to pick up a CD"etc.
Lack of concentration is probably the major cause of accident, in part due to the fact that people get lulled into a false sense of security because nearly all the times they drive they don't have accidents.
2007-03-16 18:11:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Speed Kills" is a false argument. You dont get killed when you go up in a plane just because its doing 600mph!
Speed, or rather INNAPROPRIATE speed does however make a bad situation worse.
If you lose control through excessive speed, it is INNAPROPRIATE speed.
If you do 60 in a built up area, that is INNAPROPRIATE speed.
If you do 85 on a clear m'way in dry conditions etc. That is technically speeding, but it is NOT INNAPROPRIATE speed!
So to sum it up, bad driving kills. Also impacts (as a result of bad driving) kill.
2007-03-16 14:18:23 · answer #8 · answered by Wattsie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rick b....takes guts to do your job mate and i bet if the dipsticks on the roads now had seen only half of the horrors you have had to deal with, they would soon slow down.
i would have to agree, speed.
if someone is not speeding then they will leave a good space between themselves and the vehicle in front, should there then be an accident, they have time to stop.
why do you think a good part of motorway accidents are 'multi pile ups'?
too many, too close, too fast......
2007-03-14 20:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by safcian 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lack of concentration, speeding, tail-gating, road-rage, drinking, drugs, crying baby, sleepiness, driving errors such as passing in a no-pass zone, and many more cause road deaths.
2007-03-14 01:37:45 · answer #10 · answered by winkcat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋