levymetal
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Probably been posted before, I don't care. I got some stats from ABS and made a pie chart showing the spread and percentages. They're from 2007, but nothing's really changed, more road deaths, more cancer deaths so it's all in proportion. Remember, this is only the top 20 causes of death as well, so the total percentage of land transport accidents is actually less than 1% of all deaths in Australia.
Some of those causes can't be helped, but most of them can. I'm sure if the government spent as much money on other causes as they did on road accidents they would save A LOT more lives. Have you ever seen a government initiative to stop smoking? In fact, do you even know if the government is tackling any of those other causes? I sure as hell don't, which means even if they are, the budget they put towards it is very limited.
Some of those causes can't be helped, but most of them can. I'm sure if the government spent as much money on other causes as they did on road accidents they would save A LOT more lives. Have you ever seen a government initiative to stop smoking? In fact, do you even know if the government is tackling any of those other causes? I sure as hell don't, which means even if they are, the budget they put towards it is very limited.