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Discussion Groups / English Usage / May 2009Laura's car
I have been away for a while, so I don't know if anyone has commented on this already. It seems that the good Professor has been moonlighting as a car designer. http://spira4u.wordpress.com/ Fran > I have been away for a while, so I don't know if anyone has > commented on this already. It seems that the good Professor has been > moonlighting as a car designer. > > http://spira4u.wordpress.com/ Those statistics (to the best I can understand them), are amazing. Over 6,500 children a year (18 a day) dying in accidents as motorcycle passengers? By comparison, the US, with five times the population, had 4,810 motorcycle deaths (of people of all ages) in that same year, and I suspect that very few of them were to child passengers. I'm also intrigued at the thought that they expect people to switch over to driving something like that when 80% of them won't even wear helmets.  SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |To express oneself 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |In seventeen syllables Palo Alto, CA 94304 |Is very diffic | Tony Finch kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ >> I have been away for a while, so I don't know if anyone has >> commented on this already. It seems that the good Professor has been [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > had 4,810 motorcycle deaths (of people of all ages) in that same > year, and I suspect that very few of them were to child passengers. No, it can't mean that. The article says that more than 50% of the deaths were to people aged 25-45 years. That would leave only 4,500 deaths, including not only children, but also young people under 25, and older people older than 45. It says that road accidents are the second largest number of child deaths, and that 65% of those deaths were to children as passengers on motorcycles. > I'm also intrigued at the thought that they expect people to switch > over to driving something like that when 80% of them won't even wear > helmets. I am surprised that they think anyone will want to drive a foam banana. Fran In alt.usage.english, Evan Kirshenbaum wrote: >> I have been away for a while, so I don't know if anyone has >> commented on this already. It seems that the good Professor has been [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >over to driving something like that when 80% of them won't even wear >helmets. I think the vehicles concerned are tuk tuks rather than what you would understand as a motorcycle. They're down-market taxis, incredibly dangerous in many ways. http://wanderyonder.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/picture.jpg SignatureMike Barnes Cheshire, England > In alt.usage.english, Evan Kirshenbaum wrote: >>I'm also intrigued at the thought that they expect people to switch >>over to driving something like that when 80% of them won't even wear [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://wanderyonder.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/picture.jpg Ah. Yeah, I can see those being a problem. SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |The body was wrapped in duct tape, 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |weighted down with concrete blocks Palo Alto, CA 94304 |and a telephone cord was tied |around the neck. Police suspect kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com |foul play... (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ > In alt.usage.english, Evan Kirshenbaum wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > http://wanderyonder.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/picture.jpg That's one part of the explanation; the other part is that the most popular means of private locomotion in much of Southeast Asia is small 2-stroke motorcycles on which entire families ride. I think we'd probably call them 'mopeds' rather than 'cycles' but my Bro is the motor expert in the family and he's not here. You also have to take into account the population density in Bangkok, for example. I doubt any place in the US is that densely packed with people or traffic. Traffic death rates vary astoundingly around the world -- in the US and UK we're incredibly lucky in that respect. cheers, Stephanie in Brussels where the traffic definitely scares me > > I have been away for a while, so I don't know if anyone has > > commented on this already. It seems that the good Professor has been [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > had 4,810 motorcycle deaths (of people of all ages) in that same > year, and I suspect that very few of them were to child passengers. Are you reading a different page from me? I read that 65% of [road accident deaths involving children] involve [children as motorbike passengers] (as opposed to crossing the road or whatever). But when you see things like this, it's not surprising. http://evanlovely.com/photos/india-trip/family-motorcycle SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary |
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