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From: Criminal Drivers Murder 40,000 Americans a Year on 8 Jun 2010 01:29 On Jun 5, 4:12 pm, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." <dwrous...(a)nethere.comNOSPAM> wrote: > "lil abner" <@daisy.mae> wrote in message > > news:bIeOn.94935$0B5.10227(a)newsfe05.iad... > > > it's all about money > >http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jun/04/tennessee-super-speede... > > It's actually quite reasonable: > > "The bill, as amended, would have subjected motorists speeding 25 miles per > hour above posted limits to fines of up to $500." > Hell that's still on the low side considering all the crashes caused by super speeders. Make it a $1000 and take away their license for a few year,s otherwise rich people will just speed and pay the fine no matter how high.
From: Alan Baker on 12 Jun 2010 20:47 In article <f6706ac1-fae5-41b0-8494-8f3585592e97(a)c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 5, 12:06�pm, Ashton Crusher <d...(a)moore.net> wrote: > > > > There is no incredible carnage on the highways. �There are roughly > > 40,000 fatalities a year, which comes out to an average of 2 people > > killed per day per state. �Considering the millions of miles traveled > > every day that's a VERY low statistic. �For the US it's about 120 per > > day. �2500 die each day from Cardiovascular disease, �over 1500 from > > cancer, almost 200 from diabetes. �Full list here... > > > > http://www.applet-magic.com/mortality0.htm > > > > Go get your panties in a wad over something that's actually worrisome. > > Nice comparisons, for a 2nd or 3rd grader. > > Do you have any stats regarding how many people left home in good > health and were killed or injured by disease before they could get > back? Why don't you compare deaths per person-hour of activity for driving versus other activities. People die each year in cars in what appear to be large numbers because people do a *very* large amount of traveling by road. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: gpsman on 13 Jun 2010 01:53 On Jun 12, 8:47 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article > <f6706ac1-fae5-41b0-8494-8f3585592...(a)c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, > gpsman <gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote: > > On Jun 5, 12:06 pm, Ashton Crusher <d...(a)moore.net> wrote: > > > > There is no incredible carnage on the highways. There are roughly > > > 40,000 fatalities a year, which comes out to an average of 2 people > > > killed per day per state. Considering the millions of miles traveled > > > every day that's a VERY low statistic. For the US it's about 120 per > > > day. 2500 die each day from Cardiovascular disease, over 1500 from > > > cancer, almost 200 from diabetes. Full list here... > > > >http://www.applet-magic.com/mortality0.htm > > > > Go get your panties in a wad over something that's actually worrisome.. > > > Nice comparisons, for a 2nd or 3rd grader. > > > Do you have any stats regarding how many people left home in good > > health and were killed or injured by disease before they could get > > back? > > Why don't you compare deaths per person-hour of activity for driving > versus other activities. Which of those stats do you have handy? ----- - gpsman
From: Alan Baker on 13 Jun 2010 05:08 In article <b85f4234-1a62-4ed3-a499-bc47819fc6e9(a)s9g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 12, 8:47�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > In article > > <f6706ac1-fae5-41b0-8494-8f3585592...(a)c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, > > �gpsman <gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote: > > > On Jun 5, 12:06 pm, Ashton Crusher <d...(a)moore.net> wrote: > > > > > > There is no incredible carnage on the highways. There are roughly > > > > 40,000 fatalities a year, which comes out to an average of 2 people > > > > killed per day per state. Considering the millions of miles traveled > > > > every day that's a VERY low statistic. For the US it's about 120 per > > > > day. 2500 die each day from Cardiovascular disease, over 1500 from > > > > cancer, almost 200 from diabetes. Full list here... > > > > > >http://www.applet-magic.com/mortality0.htm > > > > > > Go get your panties in a wad over something that's actually worrisome. > > > > > Nice comparisons, for a 2nd or 3rd grader. > > > > > Do you have any stats regarding how many people left home in good > > > health and were killed or injured by disease before they could get > > > back? > > > > Why don't you compare deaths per person-hour of activity for driving > > versus other activities. > > Which of those stats do you have handy? <http://www.afn.org/~savanna/risk.htm> There are some. Now see if you can do a little basic arithmetic and learn something. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: AZ Nomad on 13 Jun 2010 10:45
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:23:33 -0400, lil abner <> wrote: >their spending. The last Republican Governors we had each raised taxes. >One that is in the Senate now raise our gas tax twice or three times and >our sales tax twice and expanded it to cover other items. He sold many >of the... republicans prefer sales taxes as it taxes the rich less. |