Re: Smithey Ironware

On 11/5/2024 11:51 AM, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 09:23:30 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
 

On 2024-11-05 5:06 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

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Vehicle inspections don't necessarily result in fewer crashes or
injuries.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8296297
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It would appear that the best predictor of safety is the age of
the car.  How this applies to Michael is left as an exercise for
the reader.
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Really, given the pathetic enforcement of our drunk driving laws
(and the weakness of those laws) the condition of vehicles is in
the statistical noise.

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There is no doubt that there are lots of other factors in crashes than
just vehicle condition, like speed, aggressive driving, inattentiveness
fatigue and distracted driving.

 But it wouldn't make sense to check drivers for fatigue once a year.
 

Some cars will do it for you.  My last two have the ability to check for signs and will give a notice.  They watch the lane markers for drift and the steering wheel for input.