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Originally Posted by Paugus Bay Resident
According to the CG, 87% of accidents happened at speeds below 40 mph with the greatest percentage under 20 mph.
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Sorry, but your math is wrong
Fatalities under 10 mph = 143
Fatalities 10 to 20 mph = 35
Fatalities 21 to 40 mph = 54
Total under 40 mph 232
Total Fatalities 710
232/710=.326
The correct answer is 33% of fatalities happened at known speeds below 40 mph.
The 87% answer was "cooked" by assuming that all accidents with unknown speeds were under 40 mph.
The boat in which the two people in Maine were killed was motionless. I believe the CG would count that statistic in the "Not Moving" category.