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From: Conor on 28 Dec 2009 10:47 In article <7782e6c4-de0d-4ad3-b623-9f0407bf1789@ 26g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>, MasonS(a)BP.com says... > > On 28 Dec, 14:15, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > > In article <cda4c07c-3bff-4254-a6fd-76640e37e458 > > @e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... > > > > > Another story from a long time ago, this time 16 months old. Since > > > then cars have killed about 4000 people. > > > Try and keep things into perspective. > > > > Since then cigarettes have killed around 150,000 people. > > Try to keep things in perspective. > > > > -- > > Conorwww.notebooks-r-us.co.uk > > > > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. > > Last time I checked, the groups were uk.rec.cycling and > uk.rec.driving. > Not uk.rec.smoking. > Try to keep on topic. I am. Cigarettes kill 50 times more people than driving yet far more people drive. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: MasonS on 28 Dec 2009 10:57 On 28 Dec, 15:47, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > In article <7782e6c4-de0d-4ad3-b623-9f0407bf1789@ > 26g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... > > > > > > > > > On 28 Dec, 14:15, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > > > In article <cda4c07c-3bff-4254-a6fd-76640e37e458 > > > @e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... > > > > > Another story from a long time ago, this time 16 months old. Since > > > > then cars have killed about 4000 people. > > > > Try and keep things into perspective. > > > > Since then cigarettes have killed around 150,000 people. > > > Try to keep things in perspective. > > > > -- > > > Conorwww.notebooks-r-us.co.uk > > > > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. > > > Last time I checked, the groups were uk.rec.cycling and > > uk.rec.driving. > > Not uk.rec.smoking. > > Try to keep on topic. > > I am. Cigarettes kill 50 times more people than driving yet far more > people drive. Good man. Drivers kill *3,000* times more than cyclists on the odd years when there is one cycling caused pedestrian fatality. On the years where no pedestrians are killed by cyclists, then the maths say that drivers kill *infinitely* more people. Glad we've finally got things into perspective. -- Simon Mason
From: The Medway Handyman on 28 Dec 2009 12:04 MasonS(a)BP.com wrote: > On 28 Dec, 11:44, "The Medway Handyman" > <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> "Cyclist Darren Hall was jailed for seven months after admitting >> 'wanton and furious driving causing bodily harm'. >> >> The supermarket worker struck Ronald Turner, 84, after jumping on to >> a pavement to run a red light". > > Another story from a long time ago, this time 16 months old. Since > then cars have killed about 4000 people. > Try and keep things into perspective. Typical Simple Simon argument. You conveniently snipped the relevant part of the discussion. I'll repeat it here, because you appear to have a very selective memory; >>> They can never be perfectly safe in the presence of killer drivers. >> >> 'Killer Drivers'? 1 in 10,000 drivers are involved in a fatality. >> Just a slight exageration don't you think? >> > Not if you believe that ANY death should be avoided. Besides there are > many more serious injuries from which some may later die or have the > rest of their lives seriously affected. >>Ah. So ANY death caused by a certain group is cause to label that group >>'killers'? > You also missed out this bit! > > Correction 14 August 2009: > An earlier version of this story, based on an agency report, > *incorrectly* stated that Hall had mounted the pavement to avoid a red > traffic light. Doesn't matter a jot. The killer cyclist caused a pensioners death. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: The Medway Handyman on 28 Dec 2009 12:19 MasonS(a)BP.com wrote: > On 28 Dec, 15:47, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >> In article <7782e6c4-de0d-4ad3-b623-9f0407bf1789@ >> 26g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 28 Dec, 14:15, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >>>> In article <cda4c07c-3bff-4254-a6fd-76640e37e458 >>>> @e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... >> >>>>> Another story from a long time ago, this time 16 months old. Since >>>>> then cars have killed about 4000 people. >>>>> Try and keep things into perspective. >> >>>> Since then cigarettes have killed around 150,000 people. >>>> Try to keep things in perspective. >> >>>> -- >>>> Conorwww.notebooks-r-us.co.uk >> >>>> I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. >> >>> Last time I checked, the groups were uk.rec.cycling and >>> uk.rec.driving. >>> Not uk.rec.smoking. >>> Try to keep on topic. >> >> I am. Cigarettes kill 50 times more people than driving yet far more >> people drive. > > Good man. > Drivers kill *3,000* times more than cyclists on the odd years when > there is one cycling caused pedestrian fatality. > On the years where no pedestrians are killed by cyclists, then the > maths say that drivers kill *infinitely* more people. > Glad we've finally got things into perspective. Alas you don't. Once again you live up to the name Simple Simon. The 33 million motorists each do an average of 12,000 miles a year, so thats 396,000,000,000 road miles, or 1 death per 120,000,000 road miles. How many cyclists are there in the UK and what is their average mileage? Easy to find figures for the tax paying regulated motorist of course. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: MasonS on 28 Dec 2009 12:58
On 28 Dec, 17:19, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Mas...(a)BP.com wrote: > > The 33 million motorists each do an average of 12,000 miles a year, so thats > 396,000,000,000 road miles, or 1 death per 120,000,000 road miles. > "Doesn't matter a jot" if it is 1 death per million light years. "The killer driver caused a pensioner's death." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6897073/Grandmother-killed-by-hit-and-run-driver-on-Christmas-Eve.html 4 days ago - not 16 months ago. -- Simon Mason |