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Interesting that the French media quote these figures, Fab - I wonder if they had them from the French Government, in the same way that the "1/3" statistic in the UK came from the UK Government?
Talking of which, the accident causes that added up to this were (% in brackets):
Failure to judge other persons path or speed (10.7%)
Excessive speed (7.3)
Following too close (4.1)
Slippery road (3.0)
Behaviour — in a hurry (2.7)
Aggressive driving (1.4)
Weather (eg mist or sleet) (0.8)
Other (Local conditions) (0.4)
The sad fact is that of the "Three E's" of road safety - Education, Engineering & Enforcement - the first two cost money whereas the latter, as has been ably demonstrated of late, raises revenue.
I agree there are too many bad road users (not just drivers) around - but not enough is being done to change this. And when 85% of road transport-derived Treasury income is spent on other things, is it too much to ask that poorly designed stretches of road are improved, for everyone's safety?
I applaud & support the ACO's initiative - there are far better and more effective ways to reduce casualties than arbitrary, dumb cameras!
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