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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.

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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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.


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Jim Pennino

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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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

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ple says...

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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

Of course there is!

Put it in terms of a percentage.

Or... *if* America had a population of 1,000 - then how does 1 sound?
Is that a better number for you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...es_by_traffic-
related_death_rate

America looks pretty good indeed.

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Duncan.

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In article ,
ple says...

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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

Of course there is!

Put it in terms of a percentage.

Or... *if* America had a population of 1,000 - then how does 1 sound?
Is that a better number for you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...es_by_traffic-
related_death_rate

America looks pretty good indeed.

Sorry correction on my typo - 10,000.

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Duncan.

John Smith wrote:
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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

Of course there is, that is a death rate of about 0.01%, which is a
trivial rate.

And if you want to talk about possible prevention, you have to talk about
rates.


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Jim Pennino

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John Smith wrote:
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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

Of course there is, that is a death rate of about 0.01%, which is a
trivial rate.

And if you want to talk about possible prevention, you have to talk about
rates.


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Jim Pennino

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Exactly. But then some people might be forced to admit that wasting
lifetimes does not save lives--it wastes lives.

Peter

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John Smith wrote:
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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

Of course there is, that is a death rate of about 0.01%, which is a
trivial rate.

And if you want to talk about possible prevention, you have to talk about
rates.

Indeed - it's a political / money - thing - at the end of the day (but
not to us citizens!

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Duncan.

Dave Doe wrote:
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says...

John Smith wrote:
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.

Yes, one does have to if you want to talk about possible prevention.

If you just want to mourn the dead, then 1 death is too many.

Somebody who uses the word "only" when he talks about 38,000 deaths is
an idiot, period. There's nothing to relativise here.

Of course there is, that is a death rate of about 0.01%, which is a
trivial rate.

And if you want to talk about possible prevention, you have to talk about
rates.

Indeed - it's a political / money - thing - at the end of the day (but
not to us citizens!

It is cost/benefit analysis and we all do it all the time, especially as
pilots.

Trivial example: Do you wear a helmet at all times of just when engaged
in an activity with an increased chance of a head injury?


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Jim Pennino

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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
Vancouver, British Columbia
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