07-14-2011, 03:26 PM
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Drives: the 2nd amendment home
Join Date: May 2008
Location: OK
Posts: 14,763
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Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter
Actually, it's 80  (West Texas) But that's not the point 
I've read all 89 posts in this thread. So far, I haven't seen a single statistic showing the number of people per year that die due to retread failures.
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Year 2008
Fatalities 37,261
Alcohol-related 13,846
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(Reuters) - Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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There was 72 deaths in 2008 by retreads, that is the only year that has been recorded. Thanks for doing the ChaCha!
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Four factors contribute to the vast majority of collisions. In ascending order they are:
Equipment Failure
Roadway Design
Poor Roadway Maintenance
Driver Behavior
Over 95% of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs, in the USA, or Road Traffic Accidents, RTAs, in Europe) involve some degree of driver behavior combined with one of the other three factors. Drivers always try to blame road conditions, equipment failure, or other drivers for those accidents. When the facts are truthfully presented, however, the behavior of the implicated driver is usually the primary cause. Most are caused by excessive speed or aggressive driver behavior.
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Last edited by Mr Twisty; 07-14-2011 at 03:39 PM.
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