Posted on 09/04/2017 8:11:53 AM PDT by Zakeet
Climate change - not increased use of cell phones - might be to blame for an unusual spike in road deaths that hit the United States two years ago, said a study published on Thursday.
The study said people might have used their vehicles more frequently to avoid increasingly bad weather - rising temperatures and heavier rainfall - resulting in an increased number of deaths on the road.
The finding challenges a widespread notion that 2015's hike was the result of increased cell-phone usage by motorists.
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Using mathematical models, the retired Yale University epidemiologist also found that for every additional inch (2.5 cm) of rainfall, cars and trucks racked up an average of 66 more miles (105 kms) per motorist for a year.
Hotter than normal outdoors temperatures likely accounted for most of the extra deaths in 2015, Robertson said.
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I THINK IT’S FROM TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AND CALLING ON THE CELL PHONE.
A second degree charge of manslaughter.
Why NOT blame “climate change” for one more thing that has nothing to do with it?
Perfect. This list is awesome.
Caused my cat to cough up hair balls!
I was going to comment but the article has reached Peak Stupidity.
Good graph. Also, the decline of Victorian attitudes caused global warming.
Ain’t gonna happen. We have too much common sense. If climate change is real, then move ALL Water front cities inland. ASAP
Now that’s what I call science!
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