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To: GovernmentShrinker
According to polls conducted of DWI, DUI, OUIL convicted offenders, prior to their first offense, they have self-admittedly been intoxicated behind the wheel on average 2000 times.

Another thing to keep in mind, that at any particular moment, at least 10% of the vehicles on the road in any arbitrary city, and on any arbitrary road, can be considered having intoxicated operators at the wheel. This number number can be considered significantly much higher from sundown Friday to Monday morning and on holidays.

During the course of one's driving career, if one wears their seat belt each and every time they drive, the likelihood of being injured at least once is virtually guaranteed.

3/5 of all people are involved in an alcohol related automobile accident at some point in their life (this includes innocent victims too).

Of all infant deaths, 1:200 is an alcohol related traffic fatality.

The ratio of alcohol related crash fatalities to firearm deaths of all kinds: 16:10

Every 33 minutes somebody dies from an alcohol related incident.

Every 3 minutes somebody is injured due to an alcohol related incident.

The number of alcohol related traffic fatalities is equivalent to two fully loaded passenger jets crashing every week.

56 posted on 08/22/2006 2:13:49 PM PDT by raygun (Whenever I see U.N. blue helmets I feel like laughing and puking at the same time.)
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To: raygun

I sure hope you forgot your /sarcasm tag because those stats are nothing but BS for scaremongering and sensationalism to drum up more money for political lobbying (MADD) and law enforcement. The first problems is how they count "alcohol related" accidents- if someone walking out after having a beer with lunch gets run over by someone stone sober running a red light they are the casualty of an "alcohol related" accident by the counting methods. The survey goes to show drunks just can't count- 2000 times is the equivalent of saying they drove drunk once a day, everyday for 5 and a half years. I don't believe one bit of it.


77 posted on 08/22/2006 4:20:07 PM PDT by Flying Circus
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To: raygun
People reading your post are likely to assume that "alcohol related" equates to "alcohol caused".

You're spreading propaganda.

This is not helpful.

87 posted on 08/22/2006 9:52:47 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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