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Hybrid Drivers Are Bad Drivers...Really!

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:56:32 PM
   A report out by the National Highway Traffic Saftey Administration (NHTSA) released back in September of this year declared that drivers of Hybrides were more likely to be involved in a bicycle accident and twice as likely to be involved in a pedestrian related incident. 
This study found that pedestrian and bicyclist crashes involving both HEVs and ICE vehicles commonly occurred on roadways, in zones with low speed limits, during daytime and in clear weather, with higher incidence rates for HEVs when compared to ICE vehicles. A variety of crash factors were examined to determine the relative incidence rates of HEVs versus ICE vehicles in a range of crash scenarios. For one group of scenarios, those in which a vehicle is slowing or stopping, backing up, or entering or leaving a parking space, a statistically significant effect was found due to engine type. The HEV was two times more likely to be involved in a pedestrian crash in these situations than was an ICE vehicle. Vehicle maneuvers such as slowing or stopping, backing up, or entering or leaving a parking space, were grouped in one category based on that thesemaneuvers are potentially have occurred at very low speeds where the difference between the sound levels produced by the hybrid versus ICEvehicle is the greatest. In future analysis with a larger sample size, it would be ideal to investigate each of these maneuvers individually.Incidence rate of pedestrian crashes in scenarios when vehicles make a turn was significantly higher for HEVs when compared to ICE vehicles.There was no statistically significant difference in incidence rate of pedestrian crashes involving HEVs when compared to ICE vehicles when bothtype of vehicles were going straight.
 
   Maybe it is just coincidence, but have you noticed people that drive Hybrids can't seem to drive with the flow of traffic? They all seem to do one of two things; either they drive too slow, or they are drive like a bat out of hell.
 
Toyota Prius Race Car
 
   Just be careful out there, these drivers are nuts!
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Illinois Governors Race "Heating Up"

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:53:53 PM
   Just a little blurb from USA Today...
 
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Most of the Republican candidates for Illinois governor reject the idea that human activity contributes to global warming.

That contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists.

Five of the seven Republicans say rising temperatures have nothing to do with human pollution.

One candidate disagrees. Jim Ryan says he does believe human activity contributes, although he doesn't know how much.

Andy McKenna hasn't said what he thinks.

Major Democratic candidates Dan Hynes and Pat Quinn both say human activity does contribute to the problem.
 
   The real problem here, is that they are all wrong. There is no conclusive proof one way or the other that humans cause rising temperatures. Even USA Today's addition to the story, "That contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists" is wrong. Nearly as many disagree as agree regarding man-made warming.
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