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John Smith wrote:

Am 16.02.10 00:25, schrieb Alan Baker:
The total accident deaths per year in the US is only around 38,000.

Only?

One does have to consider how man person-hours are spent driving...

No, one does not have to. 38,000 deaths are an awful lot, period.

Over 150,000 people die every day. Is that tragic? No.

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Alan Baker
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