Nitro Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 "Emergency services says it's shut between the Ramsey Hairpin and the Bungalow until further notice" source : http://www.energyfm.net/news/bulletinstory1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I dunno if it's the time of year or something, but there's definitely been more dodgy driving than usual over the mountain for the last few weeks. Agree with that. I'm sure my car has become invisible judging by the amount of overtaking cars/bikes that have pulled out into my path in recent weeks. Hope anyone involved is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I dunno if it's the time of year or something, but there's definitely been more dodgy driving than usual over the mountain for the last few weeks. Agree with that. I'm sure my car has become invisible judging by the amount of overtaking cars/bikes that have pulled out into my path in recent weeks. Hope anyone involved is ok Over the past few months it's been dark at 5pm, and we've had most of the sh1t weather - which all goes to slow the traffic down. Light nights and dry roads tend to speed everything up - and bring out the risk-takers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 3FM: MOTORCYCLIST KILLED ON MOUNTAIN ROAD Posted on 15 May, 2007 A motorcyclist has been killed after an accident on the Mountain Road. Police were called to the Verandah on the Ramsey to Douglas stretch at about 4.20pm yesterday afternoon, where they found the rider had collided with a Peugeot, before hitting a trailer parked at roadworks there. The victim, who was visiting the Isle of Man from his home in Kent, died from his injuries. The Mountain Road reopened at 8.40pm last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ykstarr Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 And so it begins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsbot Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 A tourist dies in a motorbike accident on the Isle of Man. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/6657423.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thriller Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I take it the speed limit topic will be back again this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 It'd be nice to think that this death will be a tragic but unique event on our roads this year, but who on these forums seriously believes that by the end of the summer, we won't be looking at another ten dead, maybe fifteen, or even twenty? Too many people, too many dead, every single year. Statistically (speaking) 55 to 88 people will probably die on the roads (all types of road deaths) this year on the island. However, look at Yorkshire and London, especially for Motorcycle deaths per 100,000 miles (even on Mad Sunday) - and then compare the figures. Then get yourself on a statistics course INSTEAD OF BUYING THE ****ING DAILY MAIL or DAILY MIRROR or reading 'Shit Yourself Monthly' you mathematically inept ..er.. chappy! /rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yorkshire and London don't have unrestricted 'B' roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yorkshire and London don't have unrestricted 'B' roads No they don't - so why aren't they safer then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneArmedScissor Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yorkshire and London don't have unrestricted 'B' roads well that makes our stats even better then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Statistically (speaking) 55 to 88 people will probably die on the roads (all types of road deaths) this year on the island. I call BS on your figures (or you missed a decimal point!) - using official (2004) UK fugures: UK road transport deaths 6.1 / 100,000 capita motorcyle 114.4 (down from 115.8 [1981 figs]) deaths per 10^9 passenger miles car 2.7 (down from 6.1 [1981 figs])road deaths per 10^9 passenger miles thus on a per capita basis would expect 5 to 8 deaths - we will I suggest see twice that number. Motorcyles are 40x as fatal per mile driven as a car - combine this with the much much higher rate for 17-24 year olds and you can see some of the reasons for the high Island death count. I doubt that introduction of speed limits per se will have much effect (tho note the recent demand that the road from MS 13 thro to Kirk Michael be restricted that appears to be backed by Kirk Michael residents) - I argue that as found in the US, UK & Europe it is traffic calming measures by physically changing the road layout that are required but whilst our killer road is also a public racetrack this cannot be done. Thus there is a perfectly reasonable question to ask - how many deaths is the TT worth ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yorkshire and London don't have unrestricted 'B' roads well that makes our stats even better then? Clever lad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 We don't have this: we have single file traffic generally, and as such most of the fatalities over the next month can be preventable - but these morons will be over here instead of Yorkshire and London and think all we have are quiet country roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 We don't have this:we have single file traffic generally, and as such most of the fatalities over the next month can be preventable - but these morons will be over here instead of Yorkshire and London and think all we have are quiet country roads The clue in my post was in the 'accidents per 100,000 miles'. It's all about averages - and you don't see many fatacs on Strand street either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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