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   Alan Baker to Çons®36%@all.ca   
   Re: Alcohol-related traffic deaths down    
   18 Jan 12 15:24:57   
   
   XPost: can.politics, bc.politics, van.general   
   XPost: vic.general   
   From: alangbaker@telus.net   
      
   In article ,   
    "Çons®36%" <Çons®36%@all.ca> wrote:   
      
   > ___________________________   
   > >> Vancouver Sun - November 23, 2011   
   > >>   
   > >> Alcohol-related traffic deaths down 40 per cent in B.C.   
   >   
   >   
   > "Dave Smith"  wrote in message   
   > news:tvHRq.16480$_o4.5687@unlimited.newshosting.com...   
   > > That is interesting considering that only 25% of traffic deaths involved   
   > > alcohol... based on   
   > > stats gathered from 2000 to 2007.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Did you notice how they didn't tell us what the stats were for the past   
   five years, but instead averaged the last five years together to get   
   their 40% drop?   
      
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   Alan Baker   
   Vancouver, British Columbia   
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   to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you   
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