Tuesday, September 21, 2010

THE ROSANNA

In today's news, researchers from Cardiff University have presented a report stating that if newly qualified drivers were banned from driving at night and with their peers in the car it would cut road deaths by roughly 200 people a year. It's true, see here:

Now, this sounds like a pretty bold claim, and campaign groups are already urging the government to take action and ban those qualified drivers before we're all mown down by their crazy night-driving antics.

Well, I hate to bring reality into play here, but isn't the great finding of this report really just saying that if there were less people driving we'd probably get less road casualties? I'm not sure that's such an exciting finding as the media makes out. Hey, if no one drove, it's a safe bet to say that we would reduce car-related road casualties entirely.

As conclusions go, I'm not sure this one needed all that research. However, I've done no research at all but I'd estimate that if Cardiff University were to employ less researchers at night or working with their peers in the lab, they would save roughly £200 of money. Maybe more! That's my conclusion and I'm giving it away for free.

Now drive safe, you kids.

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