[PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences

[John Swindler]

Using population in denominator is a way to make US look more dangerous then India and China.   
> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 12:29:44 -0800> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Mr.Swindler;> > > Excellent comments. Mr.Schneider's statistics are the beginning of much better comparisons; deaths/miles driven seems even better doesn't it. Facts and 'figgers' can be used to make any argument seems to be what you are saying. Please forgive but I forgot that until your reminder.> > Another old saying we need to remember - take it with a grain of salt (or two.)> > > Phil> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----> > From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2008 12:06:58 PM> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences> > > > > > > > A lot of statistics aren't worth the paper they are printed on, such as consumer > > price index, unemployment, highway fatalities and transit ridership numbers. > > All are nothing more then estimates with a lot of assumptions. But they can > > provide some means of arriving at ballpark estimates.> > > > And this is nothing compared to some financial reports. (which also aren't worth > > the paper they are printed on) But best not go there.> > > > My favorite reference is an internal memo from a certain transit authority that > > talks about a "heuristically derived formula" for their ridership statistics. > > And yes, I had to look that word up.> > > > John> > > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 11:48:21 -0800> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com> Subject: [PRCo] > > Re: Indian cultural differences> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > > > Mr.Schneider;> > > This certainly puts it in perspective doesn't it.> > It has > > been stated that the U.S. has higher work place injuries as well within the last > > couple decades; I have not heard any comparisons recently. Relative to injuries > > one has to wonder about the criteria for reporting; this could vary considerably > > between countries, even locations inside borders.> > > Phil> > > > > > ----- > > Original Message ----> > From: Schneider Fred > > To: > > pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2008 11:28:33 > > AM> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences> > > > > http://www.driveandstayalive.com/info%20section/statistics/statsmulticountry-percapita-2004.htm> > > > > > Most recent data I could find was 2004. "Close enough for govmint > > > > work."> > > > Yes, China killed 107,077 people on!> > their roads in 2004 but that is > > out of a population of 1.3 billion people. > > India lost 90,000 out of > > a billion people. We lost 42,636 out of 293.5 > > million.> > > > China had 8.26 fatalities per 100,000 people,> > India had 8.33 > > and> > we had 14.53.> > > > Surprisingly, the worst death rate was> > Russia > > with almost 25 deaths per 100,000 population.> > > > Germany, with a motor > > vehicle registration rate about the same as > > ours but with people driving > > about half as many miles per year as we > > do and with a tremendous number of > > miles of express highways (very > > well designed ones) with no speed limits > > outside of rural areas, has > > a fatality rate half that of the U. S. A. > > > > Their rate is 7.09 per 100,000.> > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________> > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass.> > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008> > > > > > 
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