consultant calls for CPR to be included in driving tests

Discussion in 'Bulletin Board' started by Youuureds!, Apr 25, 2024.

  1. North Yorks Red

    North Yorks Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2005
    Messages:
    16,230
    Likes Received:
    14,032
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Harrogate
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    only if you believe the statistics they are feeding us.
    Common sense and years of driving up and down them tell you that if you have instant egress then you are safer than waiting for somebody to turn a Red Cross on.
     
    SuperTyke likes this.
  2. Sup

    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2005
    Messages:
    54,801
    Likes Received:
    28,693
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    0.09 serious injuries or deaths per billion journeys on a standard motorway rising sharply to 0.19 per billion on smart motorways with no hard shoulder.
    0.18 per billion journeys on a standard motorway result in an accident causing minor injuries but again rising to 0.33 per billion for a smart motorway with no hard shoulder.
    This means you're twice as likely to die on a smart motorway with no hard shoulder than you are on a standard one and are actually more likely to die on a smart motorway than you are likely to have a minor accident on a standard one too.
     
  3. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,285
    Likes Received:
    23,664
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Thats what I thought too so where did the stats come from that I've seen saying that they are twice as safe - was that just from a Tory Minister in which case we can be certain they are false
     
  4. Sup

    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2005
    Messages:
    54,801
    Likes Received:
    28,693
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I could be wrong but I think it's because "smart motorway" is a term that includes many different types of motorways. Everything from the M1 through Rotherham and Sheffield where it's 4 lanes and no hard shoulders down to a stand 3 lane motorway with hard shoulder and variable speed limits. Some of them are safer, some are much more dangerous. They mix them all together to give a low average.
     

Share This Page