[s-cars] NAC: Rear-ended on the Autobahn

[mlp on D530]

I just came across a partial, and completely unscientific personal account
sort of answer:
 
     http://tinyurl.com/o6yfr

Hum,... sounds like a minimum of at least 3 bikes and several cars in less
than ???? an hour.  
An argument against getting of the early starts?  "... This is the first
time we have run in the morning and it looks completely different. What was
sunlit is now in deep shadow, and the descent onto Fuchsrohre is a gloomy
cave....."  where bad things happen.

Cheers
Mike

>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list On Behalf Of mlp on D530
 
>..... think you can find any accident "statistics" for the public 
>road "Nordschlief" @ 22km near the town of Nurburg, Eiffel 
>Mountains, Germany?
>
>I know I looked, but couldn't find much 

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: s-car-list On Behalf Of calvinlc at earthlink.net
>
>>Well, all I know is what I heard on the History channel with a
>>documentary on the Autobahn.  I will go re-listen to the tape 
>>and see what the exact quote is, if I can find it.
>>
>>This is out of a Forbes Magazine Article written on Aug. 28th, 2003.
>>
>>>In 2001 the death rate was 6 per billion passenger-vehicle miles,
>>>versus 8
>>for U.S. interstates. (The number of passengers per vehicle is
>>not appreciably different).
>>
>>Another quote from Wired Magazine:
>>>Despite the higher speeds, the death rate on the German Autobahn is
>>>lower
>>than on US highways.
>>
>>I could find a few more, but even the IRTAD stats that I saw
>>quoted basically say the same thing.
>>
>>--Calvin
>>