Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~If I came to you and presented a new activity that kills one out of every 10,000 people who do it every year, and can kill your family as well, would you ever consider it?
~25% of people have been involved in an accident in the last 5 years.
~Over 40,000 people die in car crashes in the US each year.
~Over 2.5 million people are injured in car crashes.
~This is easily the most dangerous thing Americans do on a regular basis.
~If airplane travel were this risky, you’d never, ever go near a plane.
~The dangers of driving are not within your control to avoid, but largely come from other people on the road with you.
~How much money do you spend on driving?
~Are cars good for air quality?
~Dependence on foreign oil comes mostly from what pervasive American activity?
~Driving makes people morally worse in all sorts of ways.
Links:
Car accident statistics (EdgarSnyder.com)
Car crash statistics (Car-accidents.com)
Fatality Analysis Reporting System
No comments:
Post a Comment