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emperor ([personal profile] emperor) wrote2008-10-20 02:01 pm
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What do people die of?

An interesting article from the BBC, including maps of cause of death, stratified by age, across the UK.

I think the interesting thing is what the reporter says right at the very end about what people actually die of, as opposed to what government policy thinks is a cause of death worth spending money on preventing.

[identity profile] gayalondiel.livejournal.com 2008-10-20 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
IME speed limits do precious little to stop people driving however damn fast they like, unless there's heavy traffic in front of them.
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[identity profile] sigisgrim.livejournal.com 2008-10-20 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
A bundle of points on the licences of the people who ignore the limits will help. Education is what is needed; this is one of the things that 20's plenty for us is trying to do.

[identity profile] gayalondiel.livejournal.com 2008-10-20 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
This would require actual police presence on the streets - but if it can be enacted, I'm all for it :)