Polly Ledvina wrote: > What was the source? Hi Polly, the auto accident statistics were taken from the magazine "Culture change" http://www.culturechange.org
---- Claude sent me the following statistics: >Number of Americans killed every year in Auto accidents : 50,000 >Number of American killed in 10 years of Vietnam of Vietnam war : 56,000 ---- (off topic joke stolen from OG list) The Laughlab, at www.laughlab.co.uk has collected more than 10,000 jokes and 100,000 ratings. The following joke received the highest rating: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are going camping. They pitch their tent under the stars and go to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night, Holmes wakes Watson up: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you deduce." Watson says, "I see millions of stars and even if a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life." Holmes replied: "Watson, you idiot, somebody stole our tent." > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: Huh? What does this say? > > > Americans killed in wars from 1775-1998 = 1,187,037 > > Americans killed in auto accidents = 3,159,489 > > > > This information was taken from a source that wants less > > emphasis on building roads and use of autos. > > > > conclusions? > > We accept the risk of driving and statistics don't > > bother us? > > > > What does bother me is: > > 80% of SUV and large pickup truck use is for shopping > > and commuting. > > > > jeff (wondering if the disasters covered in the news are > > as significant as daily auto accidents)
