10-13-2007, 02:26 AM
Quote:I've yet to find someone who's been charged who didn't actually deserve it.
Simon. Not for speeding. But was charged with a bunch of modification infractions that were trumped up. They almost towed his car. Had to get his lawyer *on the scene* to stop it.
ZTW, good research. 150,000 accidents with injury has got to be 300,000 actual people involved. For every single vehicle, there's a multiple. So that's 300,000 with injury, I'd guess maybe 600,000 total including without injury. Maybe even more, but I don't have figures.
So, 600,000 our of what... 15,000,000 *drivers*? That's 4 percent. Per year.
That means on average, every driver is in a collision every 25 years.
Definitely qualifies for vast majority in my book.
I don't know of ANYBODY who hasn't been in one. That includes my Mom, and wife, and stepmom, never had a ticket in their life, all been in multiple accidents. Cops I know, my driving instructor... NOBODY.
And my number crunching bears that out.