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 Send to email | Lies, damned lies and government statistics in General |  By Nerdblog
el 08-Aug-2008 | Speed cameras part 72
Apparently statistics are all down to personal opinion. Except, of course, when you are a government spokesperson, in which case they are the gospel truth. Despite expert evidence – and public exposure - that the “official estimate” of casualty reduction due to speed cameras is seriously overestimated, the Department for Transport continues to feed us the same old unreliable figures.
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| Lies, damned lies and government statistics | | Speed cameras part 72
Apparently statistics are all down to personal opinion. Except, of course, when you are a government spokesperson, in which case they are the gospel truth. Despite expert evidence – and public exposure - that the “official estimate” of casualty reduction due to speed cameras is seriously overestimated, the Department for Transport continues [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-Aug-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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