Re: Humm....!!!

["Gregory D. Girard" <ggirard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pulsing lights are fine, but the 36% frontal crash data was based on 1998
figures.

Greg Girard

- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: Humm....!!!


>At 09:14 AM 3/8/00 -0500, Gregory D. Girard wrote:
>>drivers at 32%. It has been conclusively determined for years by both the
>>famour Hurt Report and many others that frontal visibility is the most
>>critical factor in avoiding these deadly "left turn" type accidents and
many
>>others like it. I believe that  is it is a fair, reasonable, and
defensible
>
>Just remember that when the Hurt report was published daytime running
>lights were not mandated on motorcycles.
>
>Many reports have also shown that it is not just a matter of visibility,
>but also the inability of the average cager to properly judge the speed of
>an oncoming motorcycle. While doing things like running pulsing lights or
>high beams etc will help there is no substitute for defensive driving.
SIPDE
>
>- Eric
>
>
>
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