You see? Now we’re at it in the UK!
After that last article about statements of the blindingly obvious in America, the Institute of Advanced Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators over here has produced “research” which “shows” two thirds of accidents are caused by basic errors. These errors include:
- lack of observation
- loss of control
- poor technique
In other words, not looking ahead and going too fast (therefore losing control and not being able to handle it). And they needed to “research” this.
IAM chief executive Simon Best said this shows it is relatively simple for drivers to reduce their accident rates and insurance costs by taking additional training and seeking to improve their skills.
Another way is not to behave like prats in the first place, and so avoid getting into the situation to start with.
The article is only a short one, but it would be hard to get any more statements of the blindingly obvious in:
Having a driving licence doesn’t necessarily mean that drivers have the skills they need to be safe.
This comes after road safety charity Brake published data from a survey last month showing that UK motorists are more likely to blame others for their accidents than accept responsibility themselves.
That second one is also known as “defrauding your insurance” or “lying”. In most cases they know bloody well it was their fault and are just trying to pull a fast one – it has nothing to do with skills or training.
Gaining a driving licence has always been a first step on the road to learning more. If people learn to be idiots, it isn’t the driver training system that’s at fault.