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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Ban Motorbikes? |
| John Lambert |
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 01:58
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| Peter Good to see you are aware that on a cost of trauma per kilometre of travel basis bicycle travel is more dangerous than car travel. In my extensive research in preparing the original Victorian Bicycle Strategy in 1990-1 I was able to show that for the 2.2 million persons in Victoria who rode bi... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Ashton Mackay demolished |
| John Lambert |
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 23:17
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Replies: 13
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| Further explanatory note My calculations are based on the physiological ability of the human body to survive impacts. It is well known that somewhere in the range of 20g - 40 g acceleration or deceleration the chance of survival beckoms low, with older people surviving lower g forces. Using these fi... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Ashton Mackay demolished |
| John Lambert |
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 22:53
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Replies: 13
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| THe likelihood of death in the graphs is based on averages. Of course the likelihood differs with the height of the pedestrain and the vehicle type. The shape of the front of most light passenger vehicles is such that adults are hit at or slightly below the knee. Hence their torso and head is not su... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: speed cameras |
| John Lambert |
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 23:15
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Replies: 40
Views: 25110
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| Helen I am sure that you will be directed to Paul Smith's estimates. He has done the best job he can from the data he has sourced. But it is a very difficult task because there are international influences on road trauma (car design and safety improvements are in general now dtermined internationall... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Overtaking margin |
| John Lambert |
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 13:45
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Replies: 41
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| Overtaking is an activity that requires one to have judgement of the distance to an oncoming vehicle, judgement of that vehicles speed, and knowledge of you own vehicle's performance. In addition it requires a sense of the likely range of responses of the vehicle you are about to pass - is it likely... |
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