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   Message 22,868 of 24,289   
   M.I. Wakefield to All   
   Re: Alcohol-related traffic deaths down    
   18 Jan 12 18:40:12   
   
   XPost: can.politics, bc.politics, van.general   
   XPost: vic.general   
   From: none@present   
      
   "Çons®36%"  wrote in message news:AvIRq.309$5E7.280@newsfe04.iad...   
      
   Snip!   
      
   > No, stoopid . . . . 'ased on stats' for one year.  The legislation was   
   > introduced one year ago. Zero tolerance, 40% drop in alcohol-related   
   > deaths.  Get a life if you can't grow a brain.   
      
   Yes, and the year after the legislation came into effect wasn't compared to   
   the previous year, but to the average over a number of prior years.   
      
   "Clark said alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths dropped to 68 this past   
   year from an average of 113 deaths on average in each of the previous five   
   years."   
      
   Kkkooky Kkkaren:  another "reading for comprehension" fail.   
      
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