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Comment by rad_gruchalski

17 hours ago

Why is it even relevant what car was involved in an accident?

In "one" accident, maybe not very. But as a criteria to do statistical studies, make, model, year and maintenance would be quite interesting. The whole point of this data is to do studies.

  • But why focus on the car only? To me it would be interesting to know where has the driver got the driver license from. Or if they have a medical condition. Or maybe they have a stiff neck on the day of the accident. Were they distracted by children?

    I’m probably failing to see the difference between Peugeot 208 or Renault 5 being involved in an accident. What insights could one expect from this info?

    • > To me it would be interesting to know where has the driver got the driver license from. Or if they have a medical condition. Or maybe they have a stiff neck on the day of the accident. Were they distracted by children?

      Sure, but that's an information that is difficult to create; it will result from a police investigation (and even then, may or may not be accurate).

      Mark, model and age of the vehicle is 1/ incredibly easy to get and 2/ 100% reliable.

      It's not the end-all be-all of road safety, but it's interesting; and the fact that all it took to not publish it was some lobbying effort from car makers is incredible.