Telematics - feedback and findings
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:40 am
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Sarah Vaughan, head of pricing at Insurethebox wrote:When you are on a country road with a 60mph limit, you shouldn’t be doing anywhere near 60mph
IcedKiwi wrote:Sarah Vaughan, head of pricing at Insurethebox wrote:When you are on a country road with a 60mph limit, you shouldn’t be doing anywhere near 60mph
If these are the types of people in charge of making decisions as to what constitutes safe driving then it's pretty worrying
Speed is the root of all motoring evil. “If there’s one thing young drivers need to do, it’s to slow down. Speed is the single biggest contributor to risk. About one-third of drivers drive too fast for the conditions on the road,” says Vaughan. Her data shows that drivers who speed 20% of the time increase their risk of having an accident by 87%.
If I don’t know the speed limit I tend to stick to 30.
“What young people need is more help in understanding where it is inappropriate to driven near the limit.”
IcedKiwi wrote:Sarah Vaughan, head of pricing at Insurethebox wrote:When you are on a country road with a 60mph limit, you shouldn’t be doing anywhere near 60mph
If these are the types of people in charge of making decisions as to what constitutes safe driving then it's pretty worrying
jont- wrote:"About one-third of drivers drive too fast for the conditions on the road,"
Really? How can they possibly know?
"I look at my speedometer more than I used to, and I’m careful not to speed. If I don’t know the speed limit I tend to stick to 30. I think it definitely makes you a safer driver."
Oh dear Hope you don't crash into someone because you're looking at the speedo and not the child about to run out
akirk wrote:IcedKiwi wrote:Sarah Vaughan, head of pricing at Insurethebox wrote:When you are on a country road with a 60mph limit, you shouldn’t be doing anywhere near 60mph
If these are the types of people in charge of making decisions as to what constitutes safe driving then it's pretty worrying
Which side of 60 should you be - I have no issue with keeping away from 60
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