XPost: can.politics, bc.politics, van.general   
   XPost: vic.general   
   From: justforlaughs@still.com   
      
   On Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:04:07 -0500, Dave Smith   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 18/01/2012 6:23 PM, Çons®36% 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.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >No you idiot..... stats collected between 2000 and 2007 showed that 25%   
   >of traffic deaths involved alcohol.  That leaves 75% of them involving   
   >other factors. There is a hell of a correlation between speed and   
   >traffic deaths. Speed per se may not cause accidents, but it is more   
   >likely to result in death. I have to wonder what impact they would make   
   >on traffic fatalities if the chopped he speed limit in half and boosted   
   >the fines.   
      
   Your latter  suggestion would have ridiculous consequences.   
      
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