We all know how statistics can be manipulated to make a point in ones favor. Many times when discussing the atrocities of war those dying in car accidents are used as fodder to justify deaths directly caused as a result of a nations aggression.
We can all point to discussions with friends where the comparison of deaths resulting from our occupation of Iraq are nothing compared to deaths occurring upon our nations roads on a daily basis. The problem with this comparison is that those drivers who were killed chose to risk their lives by driving. All those drivers knew that driving incurs a certain amount of risk but they chose to take that risk to accomplish other goals.
The civilian casualties in Iraq did not choose to risk their lives.
They have no choice.
But this is not the thrust of this piece.
The thrust of this piece is to illuminate the other side of driving.
The peaceful side of driving.
What I have done is gather up the statistics for registered vehicles of all types. This number is approximately 250 million cars, trucks, buses etc. that are legally registered to use the nations roads. On average there are approximately 17,600 accidents a day leaving Two Hundred and Forty Nine Million Nine Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand Four Hundred (249,982,400)vehicles to go about their business peacefully.
Peacefully.
Every day, approximately 249,982,400 moving objects filled with peaceful human beings are on our roads driving orderly.
Think about it.
Hundreds of Millions of vehicles are driving our nations roads without mishap.
Why don't we ever see headlines screaming 249,982,400 moving objects on our nations roads exist without mishap every day of the year?
Every day of the year.
Think about it.
Why don't we hear this good news.
We don't hear this good news because it is better to keep you fearful.
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