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northwind · 16-12-06, 03:16 PM

I'm not sure about that at all... Maybe for bikers, but you can't oppose a general safety measure that could help the other 99/100 vehicles on the road on the grounds that it might make things slightly worse for the other 1/100.

I think Stu's right... As described, the new law doesnt' actually massively reduce our visibility, but it makes cars easier to see. I reckon that balances out, or could even work out beneficial. WE're all making assumptions here, but there's a lot of actual statistical analysis out there on the impact of daytime lighting etc which we don't seem to be talking about at all. Sometimes you have to take a step back. Maybe the reason it looks stupid to you is that you don't know the facts that makes it make sense.

16-12-06, 03:16 PM	#18
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I'm not sure about that at all... Maybe for bikers, but you can't oppose a general safety measure that could help the other 99/100 vehicles on the road on the grounds that it might make things slightly worse for the other 1/100. I think Stu's right... As described, the new law doesnt' actually massively reduce our visibility, but it makes cars easier to see. I reckon that balances out, or could even work out beneficial. WE're all making assumptions here, but there's a lot of actual statistical analysis out there on the impact of daytime lighting etc which we don't seem to be talking about at all. Sometimes you have to take a step back. Maybe the reason it looks stupid to you is that you don't know the facts that makes it make sense. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"