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Quote by: tivodan1116  You have no proof that people were either driving a "fancy SUV" or that they were "fly[ing] down the road at highway speeds". |
Well I'm very glad you pointed that out, and allow me to search for some footage I just saw on tv of one tool flying into a telephone pole, and another guy explaining how he hit some slush and hydroplaned off a small cliff.....
eah.... Does anybody in here know how fast a car much be going before you can hydroplane?
Anyone?
How about hydroplaning with a combination of ice and water?
... well no videos online yet, but this will do:
The Columbus Dispatch : Ice-storm death toll rises to 13 Quote:
On ice-covered Interstate 40 west of Okemah, Okla., four people died in "one huge cluster of an accident" that involved 11 vehicles, including a tractor-trailer rig, said Highway Patrol Trooper Betsey Randolph. All 11 vehicles burned, she said.
Eight other people also died on icy Oklahoma roads, and Missouri had one death on a slippery highway. |
Now let's compare that to this from around the same time from the same storm:
Southern Ontario ice storm creates traffic woes Quote:
Freezing rain and snow hitting the Greater Toronto Area have caused treacherous driving conditions and delays or cancellations of dozens of flights out of Pearson International Airport.
About 200 accidents were reported Monday morning across the region, Ontario Provincial Police said. There were no serious injuries. By late afternoon, that number had risen to about 500. |
No serious injuries out of around 500 vehicle accidents.... you think we might statistically have one death. Granted most went off the roads and into guardrails must like what has occurred in the US, but the only thing which would have increase the potential for death in both cases would be what I described above.....
• The main common factor in these deaths (Also including the fact that some caught on fire in the US) would have been speed.
• My other point towards the SUV's is that when it comes to staying on the ground compared to other vehicles, SUV's are one of the most unstable, and even during good conditions, at high speed turns, they will flip much easier then regular sized, lower to the ground vehicles.
keep your eyes peeled to the news today and tomorrow and see if you can catch some of these collisions they show.... you will notice most are going quite fast for the weather.... AKA: someone requires more education in driving in most cases.
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Maybe they were driving a front wheel drive sedan and were going 15mph, but slid on ice nonetheless and rolled down an embankment.
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Happens here as well... See above.
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My point is that you needlessly blame a certain class of vehicles and assume a behavior for which you have no evidence.
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Oh wow, well excuse me all to hell, I didn't think you would have taken such offense to such a comment towards SUV's, which are already known to be prone to flipping.
If you want evidence, go look it up and open your eyes to some of the news for once, rather then trying to get people to spoon feed you information.
Once again, see above for starters. I'm hungry and I'm going to eat.