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Originally Posted by astralex
No, it doesn't matter if you use your car once a year or ten times a day, one in 18,000 Australians will die on our roads per year. Yes, the more you drive the less your chance of having a fatal collision is PER road trip, but that doesn't negate the percentage of the population that will die per year from road deaths. You asked why the emphasis on road safety vs homicide, and that's because 5 times more Australians die on the roads per year than are murdered. I think it's as simple as that. Coupled with the fact that despite 1000 people dying on the roads being a 'drop in the ocean', it's still too many deaths caused due to negligence, and other unnecessary, and often avoidable causes.
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Dont need to preach to me. I drive around getting paid by the hour. Its worth my while to drive below the speed limit, never running orange lights, and not driving irresponsibly. I get more OT that way. The ute also has my work number on it. Last thing i want is some pleb calling up complaining about my driving.
On top of that, i rely on my license for my pay. Without it, i would be a pretty lame mobile auto sparky.
My only other car is a dedicated race car. I even trailered it to the last event it ran in. It is almosy only ever driven at sancioned motorsport events. Even though it still is licensed, it is very rarely driven on the street. But if it must, again i drive safe and slow. Last thing i want is a popo giving me a hard time over it.