Sorry Hassy, I mean to say 150 miles/hr, please forgive me old cock! I was a bit of a fan of motor sport in those days myself, more the old Sydney Showground Speedway on a Saturday night. Plenty of spills and thrills there, and not just on the track. Motor bikes with sidecars was a real crowd favourite.

Has anyone ever done an emission count on motorsport ? I'd imagine it'd be up there with the worst of entertainment pollution !

Motor spot doesn't come anywhere near football etc., as a generator of pollution.

I never saw saw hundreds of tones of carcinogen shot into the sky at a race meeting, the way they are at some football matches matches, or the way they were just a couple of nights back with new years eve fireworks.

All those pretty colours are generated by some very nasty chemicals or metals, & the stupidity is promoted so 10s of thousands travel a long way to get their lungs filled with the stuff. Bush fire smoke has nothing on that stuff.

Our ridiculous authorities attack people smoking a small stick of tobacco, but spend millions filling the sky with hundreds of tons of carcinogens for fun.

ALTRAV,
Apportioning blame to those who are at fault for an accident is no substitute for preventing it from occurring in the first place. Assigning blame won't prevent a tragedy from repeating. You can assign blame all you like, but it's an extremely poor basis for decision making.

Your claim that "the onus is on the pedestrian to be aware of his surroundings, NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND!" is stupid. Both should be aware of their surroundings. But motorists have a far greater need to be aware of their surroundings because vehicles are heavier, take longer to stop, and can cause far more damage.

And legally, most roads are as much for cyclists as they are for cars. The road hogs who fail to recognise this should not be allowed to drive!

Getting back to my earlier point, roads designed to make drivers more attentive have been well studied, and found to be safer than conventional roads.

Unlike you I have studied Road Safety Engineering at Uni, so I do know quite a lot about it. But I guess you think that disqualifies me, and that the type of mindset that should be discussing this (and indeed making the decisions) is one that never challenges its own assumptions and ignores the actual data!

Aidan,

As one who has studied Road Traffic Engineering would you say that the relevant authorities are remiss when they allow the broken centre line to go around blind corners, through blind dips and over blind crests?

These abound on NSW roads and have undoubtedly contributed to the road toll.

What adds insult to possible injury is that they repeatedly remark these dangerous and potentially life taking markings.