DOCTORS vs MOTORCYCLES
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DOCTORS vs MOTORCYCLES
DOCTORS:
(A) There are 700,000 physicians in the U.S.
(B) Accidental deaths, or medical misadventures as they are technically
known, caused by physicians total 120,000 per year.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
MOTORCYCLES:
(A) There are over 6 million motorcycles registered in the U.S.
(B) There were 4,008 motorcyclist fatalities in 2004.
(C) Accidental deaths per motorcycle is 0.000668.
Statistically then, being treated a physician is 256 times more
dangerous to the public health than riding a motorcycle.
Less than 2 percent of the population owns a motorcycle, but almost every has a t least one doctor. People should gasp in shock, "You're going to the doctor? Aren't you
scared???" Or how about, "I won't let my husband go to the doctor until
the children are out of college"
(A) There are 700,000 physicians in the U.S.
(B) Accidental deaths, or medical misadventures as they are technically
known, caused by physicians total 120,000 per year.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
MOTORCYCLES:
(A) There are over 6 million motorcycles registered in the U.S.
(B) There were 4,008 motorcyclist fatalities in 2004.
(C) Accidental deaths per motorcycle is 0.000668.
Statistically then, being treated a physician is 256 times more
dangerous to the public health than riding a motorcycle.
Less than 2 percent of the population owns a motorcycle, but almost every has a t least one doctor. People should gasp in shock, "You're going to the doctor? Aren't you
scared???" Or how about, "I won't let my husband go to the doctor until
the children are out of college"
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RE: DOCTORS vs MOTORCYCLES
Saw the same thing regarding guns and doctors. Reminds me of the Mark Twain quote: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." But somehow, both comparisons (doctors/guns, doctors/motorcycles) make a whole lot of sense.
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i'm willing to believe ya especially since i have at least a dozen cousins in the medical profession (doctors, pharmacists, therapists) and almost all of them don't approve of my lifestyle choices
but care to back your claim with some genuine links ?
but care to back your claim with some genuine links ?
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Ahha! A Loop hole!! You also have to factor in the people that die due to motorcycle wrecks! [8D]
Sorry, i thought i'd throw that in there. But seriously, everything is dangerous. Even sleeping in your bed is dangerous. If you have trees over your house, whose to say it won't drop a limb right through the roof and crush you? No matter what you do, you're taking a chance. I don't care about this whole, "Motorcycles are dangerous!!" bit from everyone. You take risks everyday! But, i do my best, wear my gear, and ride smart to do my part to stay safe.
Tylor
Sorry, i thought i'd throw that in there. But seriously, everything is dangerous. Even sleeping in your bed is dangerous. If you have trees over your house, whose to say it won't drop a limb right through the roof and crush you? No matter what you do, you're taking a chance. I don't care about this whole, "Motorcycles are dangerous!!" bit from everyone. You take risks everyday! But, i do my best, wear my gear, and ride smart to do my part to stay safe.
Tylor
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ORIGINAL: johndoe
Do you know what they call us in the emergency room?
Organ donors
Do you know what they call us in the emergency room?
Organ donors
That is true for everyone who enters the emergency room...your not there because you have a cold.