How many die later from serious injuries on our roads?
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From: johannes on 5 Feb 2010 16:01 Doug wrote: > > Fatal injuries are recorded up to 30 days following a crash but how > many die later from their injuries and are unrecorded? > > http://www.brake.org.uk/facts/faqukcasualties/1914 > > "In 2007 (the latest year for which statistics are available) 2,946 > people were killed on Britain�s roads [1]. > > For every death, ten times as many people suffer serious injury. A > further 27,774 people were seriously injured in road crashes in 2007. > > That�s 77 people every day suffering injuries including brain damage, > paralysis, loss of limbs, severe burning or facial disfigurement - > injuries that change lives forever..." > > Obviously the unrecorded stats could bump up the number of fatalities > but by how much? Also there is considerable controversy surrounding > the method of recording injuries. > > "DfT and others have undertaken research into the extent and nature of > this under-recording of non-fatal injuries, but it has not yet been > conclusive in terms of the scale of under-recording. The published > statistics do not include estimation of the missing data." > > Bear in mind too that the government is dedicated to reducing road > fatalities by 40% so to what extent is there a temptation to put an > optimistic spin on the stats? I agree with you that there are far too many road deaths, but it is wrong to blame it on the car. There are many factors, not least poor driving education, bad road signs, bad road construction and accident traps. I know a few accident traps which can only be avoided by luck or local knowledge. > UK Radical Campaigns > www.zing.icom43.net > A driving licence is a licence to kill.
From: Paul on 5 Feb 2010 16:51 On 5 Feb, 16:23, Tony Dragon <tony.dra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > Ray Keattch wrote: > > Doug wrote: > >> Fatal injuries are recorded up to 30 days following a crash but how > >> many die later from their injuries and are unrecorded? > > > < blah blah blah> > > > Can I ask when you are going to campaign for the banning of toys? > > > -- > > MrBitsy > > Doug has banned toys since the time he threw them out of his pram. That'll be last week then, along with his dummy. > > -- > Tony Dragon
From: John Turner on 5 Feb 2010 18:06 "Doug" wrote > As usual you seem preoccupied by the irrelevant. Injuries are recorded > by medical staff anyway. And YOU're not obsessed by your apparant hatred of motorists? John.
From: Adrian on 6 Feb 2010 04:15 "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> "In 2007 (the latest year for which statistics are available) 2,946 >> people were killed on Britains roads [1]. > Hmmm. 0.00491% of the population. Statistically irrelevant. To be fair, that's an annual %age of the population, which you go on to compare with a %age of all deaths. > Heart disease - 20.2% > Cerebrovascular diseases - 7.9% > Lung cancer - 6.9% > Chronic lower respiratory disease - 5.6% Flu/pneumonia - 5% > Prostate cancer - 3.7% > Colon cancer - 3.1% > Lymph cancers - 2.3% > Alzheimer's disease/dementia - 2.1% > Aortic aneurysm - 2% Death - 100%. The rest is fine detail.
From: delboy on 7 Feb 2010 01:26
On 5 Feb, 20:25, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam- blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Hmmm. 0.00491% of the population. Statistically irrelevant. > > Heart disease - 20.2% > Cerebrovascular diseases - 7.9% > Lung cancer - 6.9% > Chronic lower respiratory disease - 5.6% > Flu/pneumonia - 5% > Prostate cancer - 3.7% > Colon cancer - 3.1% > Lymph cancers - 2.3% > Alzheimer's disease/dementia - 2.1% > Aortic aneurysm - 2% > > -- Problem is that when you die, it is 100% of you! DC |