In a message dated 5/4/00 12:02:36 AM Central Daylight Time, spike66@ibm.net
writes:
> Im interested in how the cryonics crowd will see this red light camera
> business. If one is young, healthy, and has no dangerous habits, the
> most likely cause of death (seems to me anyway) is being T-boned
> in an intersection by some crazed yahoo burning the red light.
The way some (many) people drive is a dangerous habit. I would support
cameras in many more highway locations other than just redlights.
I speak from experience......you would not BELEIVE what i see on a daily
basis.<sigh>
Oh yeah.
some stats.(all approximations)
some 40K people die each year (last year....lowest in history) on the highway
(1.5 per 100M miles driven)
some 5K died in truck/auto accidents.
some 70% of all truck/auto accidents are the fault of the auto (according to
the Federal DOT).
The new federal hours of service regulations (which will disrupt "life as we
know it" more than Y2K's worst nightmare ever would....city dwellers take
note.) is aimed at reducing that 5K by half....
Not possible as I veiw the numbers....
5k -(.7(5k))=1500 vs .5(5k)=2500
neglecting to consider that not all (even many) truck/auto accidents involve
fatigue.....
<sigh>
Once more......"Ready...Fire!.......................Aim"..
EvMick
Kansas..
EvMick
Kansas
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