I didnt know that ... If its true, then should I count all the revenue I've paid in speeding fines as lottery entries? Or something?
Amen to that. Dont just drive to suit the conditions, drive to suit the clueless randomness of other drivers on the road. I believe I've saved myself many accident by being wary of what other drivers are going to do. Specifically, people pulling out of side streets, reversing out of driveways, changing lanes into you, etc. You can often tell if someone is going to pull out (believing they have the fastest accelerating vehicle in history) by their body language. Same deal with cars changing lanes on the freeway. People often tend to swerve toward the direction they want to go before hitting the indicator and looking. If you are in the middle of overtaking, or simply going faster than them in another lane, by being aware of the subtle changes in direction you can avoid any sort of hazordous situation.
Wow, sounds like I think I'm a psychic. Hmm. Works for me. I do stupid speeds on our roads (yeah yeah, I'm so naughty) yet I've never had an accident, never caused an accident or even come what I'd call close to having an accident. I can count the number of times I've locked up the wheels EVER on one hand, and 3 of those were for possums on back streets (when noone was following, I know the laws).
Anyway. I've just babbled heaps.