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The Book of Risks - Larry Laudan, 1994 added
5/12/01
"Questionnaire research shows that most people suppose that the chances of their dying of a heart attack to be about 1 in 20; in fact the risk is closer to 1 in 3. Similarly the average American reckons the odds of his or her dying in a car accident this year to be about 1 in 70,000; the real figure is closer to 1 in 7,000." page 14
"If you don't wear seat belts, air bags do a great deal to reduce you risk of dying in a head-on crash. But if your are conscientious about wearing a proper seat- and lap-belt, then airbags make only a small additional contribution (3 to 4 percent)." page 17
"If you keep a pet bird at home, you are 500 percent more likely to get lung cancer than you are from exposure to secondary [cigarette] smoke." page 19
"Accidents kill slightly (about 10%) more men than do strokes" page 28
"The odds that you will receive an injury at
home this year requiring medical attention: 1 in 13.
The odds that you will have a disabling accident at home: 1 in 81." page 34
"On average, accidents and injuries (and insurance to cover such injuries) during your lifetime will cost you about 40% of what you pay in [US] federal income taxes." pg 35 [40% of 30% average tax rate = 12% of income]
'If you are under 45, and male, motor vehicle accidents are more likely to kill you [this year] than cancer, heart disease, or any other malady." page 45
"The chance that you will be involved in an automobile accident this year: 8%." page 46
"The risk of having a fatal accident if your are drunk and driving is 600% -1300% greater than if you are fully sober." page 49
"The proportion of serious rural traffic accidents (for example, on interstate highways) where the ambulance arrives more than half an hour after the crash: 20%." page 50
"The number of motor vehicle accidents you would have to endure to make it likely that you would be killed: 300+." page 51
"Someone driving a car in Turkey is 1,800% more likely to have a fatal accident than someone driving in the United States." page 53
"To date, studies of cars equipped with anti-lock brakes fail to show that they do anything to reduce the risks of costs of highway crashes. (We can thus expect that, if Washington is true to type, such brakes will soon be required on call cars) " page 54
Annual risks for the 'average American' each year - page 168
You will be injured: 1 in 3.
You will have an auto accident: 1 in 12.
You will have a heart attack (if you are over 35): 1 in 77
You will die: 1 in 115
Lifetime risks for the "average American" page 171
You will die of heart disease: 1 in 3
You will be the victim of a violent crime: 1 in 3
You will die of cancer: 1 in 5
You will die of a stroke: 1 in 14
You will die in an auto accident: 1 in 45
You will die in an airplane crash: 1 in 4,000other books by the author at Amazon.
include Danger Ahead : The Risks You Really Face on Life's Highway, 1997