| Re: Sad Story: was Schwinn Sidewinder from Walmart
Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:43:40 -0800, <iK-dnS62foFQskPcRVn-sA@comcast.com>,
Peter <prathman@comcast.net> wrote:
>Do you have any evidence that poor brake repair jobs by
>car owners are resulting in any significant number of
>accidents. I don't remember ever seeing this being
>mentioned as the cause of an accident.
I've seen various figures between three and 8.5 percent of "accidents"
are attributable to mechanical failure.
The number of those resulting from DIY mechanical ineptitude is
insignificant compared to the overall number of "accidents" caused by
driver ineptitude.
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