tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post115808568577080511..comments2023-10-20T13:50:51.794+04:00Comments on Bss & Brn in Abu Dhabi : Traffic Accidents in Al AinBrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1158202094651316072006-09-14T06:48:00.000+04:002006-09-14T06:48:00.000+04:0097% male is a surprising figure and I suspect it i...97% male is a surprising figure and I suspect it is low.<BR/><BR/>Any insurance company will tell you males (especially the young ones) are huge risk takers and with the inshallah attitude many of the shabab have means extreme risk taking doesn't fade away until a person is older.<BR/><BR/>And when it does it menas they don't try to get their patrol on two wheels going through one of those roundabouts however it doesn't mean stopping at red lights.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1158129869003509302006-09-13T10:44:00.000+04:002006-09-13T10:44:00.000+04:00"The most surprising figure to me was that 97% of ..."The most surprising figure to me was that 97% of drivers involved in accidents were male."<BR/><BR/>Brn, why does this surprise you? I agree the statistics are no good unless taken with a large dose of salt, water and steak and kidney pie. Preferably in a dimly lit pub after 11.30 pm. Meanwhile, the best way to verify the stats would be to walk out to the road nearest you, count the first hundred vehicles and check the gender of the driver in each (I am speaking of a visual appraisal from a distance--not any other kind of verification).<BR/><BR/>If more than 3 are female, your doubts may be justified.<BR/><BR/>With regard to the nationalities of the drivers involved in accidents, comparing those percentages with their represenatation in the population is not necessarily an accurate way to go about it. Most drivers of commercial vehicles or whose profession is driving would be Indian or Pakistani--consequently the number of <STRONG>drivers on the road at any given time</STRONG> would have a much higher component from these two nationalities as opposed to their representation in the population of Al Ain (which statistic itself may be of a different period than the road accident statistics being considered).<BR/><BR/>So...fairness requires constant focus.<BR/><BR/>(Glad to see you blogging again after the move etc., I will be commenting next in the roundabout post above.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1158125804468006222006-09-13T09:36:00.000+04:002006-09-13T09:36:00.000+04:00Wasn't there a similar article in Gulf News recent...Wasn't there a similar article in Gulf News recently? Anyway I've stopped reading anything that involves stats, as we all know they're just so off the mark. So why waste time, but if is entertainment value one's looking for then go ahead and read, it's a laugh!Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122180526177141484noreply@blogger.com