Wow, is your needless hostility part of your SUPER SAFE driving regimen?!?!? :D

I agree that most of our drivers are crap, but next time actually watch the video before you reply to comments. Driving safely at 120 while on a cellphone – the topic of that particular comment, which seems to have escaped you – is unlikely. Regardless of your continent.

If you actually believe that…I think we’re done here.

My understanding was that driver inattention and poor conditions were the biggest causes, excessive speed was around the middle of the total list of factors. There is also the little issue of what “speed” means – usually it means going over the speed limit, but it can also mean excessive speed for the conditions (heavy rain, ice, snow, whatever). You could easily manipulate the data by just being vague with the definition of what speed means.

Why do you think Germany has fewer accidents\deaths with NO SPEED LIMIT on their freeways than America does with 60 and 70 mph speed limits?

The problem is NOT speed, it’s Ignorance, Incompetence, and Inattention… which accurately defines about 80% of American drivers.

Think about THAT. I’ve been driving for about 100,000 miles now, and I still don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone going that speed.

If I was sharing the road with THESE psychoes, I’d want speed cameras, too. Suddenly, these like less of a revenue-generating hat trick and more of a good idea (overseas, of course…here, it’s all about the benjamins).

Speed cameras, nothing…these folks need high-pressure water cannons.

I especially love the drivers who pass at high speed in the left lane, see a cop or their radar detector goes off, then slip in front of you while hitting the brakes and proceed at 10 mph UNDER the limit.

If the highway speed limit is 65 mph, you DO NOT need to slow down to 55 mph through a radar trap!

We’ve got red light cameras at a few particularly bad intersections here, and I’ve got mixed feelings about them. The intersections were chosen well; before the camera installation they were some of the worst in the city, and the cameras have certainly helped that. However, this city also has very short yellow lights (not just at the camera intersections, but at all intersections). The total time between green for one direction and green for another is very typical, but most of that time is with both directions red instead of one direction yellow. Without red light cameras, this functions just like any city with a normal-length yellow light. With the cameras, though, it means you end up with people slamming on the brakes and emergency-stopping fairly often. Hopefully the ABS works, and hopefully nobody was tailgating.

Wow, they need to spend money on a report to find out what any motorist could tell you. At least such stupidity doesn’t exist just in the USA. That’s why such speed programs are often counterproductive. The accident filmed could have easily been far worse. So, in the name of “safety” they almost wiped out four cars. The same goes for overly aggressive use of red light cameras. Those in the know hit the brakes and collect the guy behind them. But, hey revenue is king.