Then again, people can say I'm rationalizing...

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  1. Mar 9, 2016 #1
    jparm

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    "In fact, statistical probability shows that high-risk drivers are very likely being recognized for accident-free driving thanks to simple luck, while safer drivers are passed over for years at a time without recognition simply because they haven’t logged the same mileage or enjoyed the same luck.

    Don’t get me wrong, individual driver performance plays a huge role in the overall safety record of a fleet. However, the accident rate of an individual driver provides little insight into the safety of his driving behavior."

    https://www.speedgauge.net/news/blo...G&utm_medium=liPulse&utm_campaign=milMileMyth

    What do you think?
     
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  3. Mar 9, 2016 #2
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    It looks like an advertisement for Drivecam,,,
     
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    thejackal

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    Seriously seems like propoganda to me.
     
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    Looks like unsubstantiated numbers
     
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    ajohnson

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    Why would any driver want "continuous monitoring" from their company?
     
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    Well that sure burst my bubble. I won a coin toss. Hmm...
     
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    You should invest your next paycheck in lotto tickets, since you are so lucky
     
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    Bottom line ,

    Your only as good as your last run
     
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  12. Mar 9, 2016 #10
    Toomanybikes

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    So according to "Speedgauge" when a driver does not get into a wreck he is just lucky, but when he is guided by the desk jockey interpreting information form "Speedguage" he must be safer. How disrespectful!

    Clearly, once again another misinformed desk jockey using wrong information, wrong numbers, and poorly jumping to conclusions. It is just like the desk jockey's that they are trying to sell their wares too.

    All of his numbers do not coincide with DOT data. The DOT numbers he attempts to use does not parse out types of heavy trucks, types of commercial drivers, or vehicle miles traveled. His chart shows a undefined regression. He defines the probability of an accident poorly, yet does not define his regression. Just a bunch of crap passed off as some sort of information.
     
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