Thursday, June 25, 2020

Statistics again

I am always sceptical about statistics. A boss of mine, who was a master of quoting statistics, said that 50% of all statistics are made up on the spot.  Think about it.  Today I heard a statistic that made me wonder a little.  This is in regard to a law recently passed here in Indiana against using your phone while driving.  Which, by the way, I think is a very good law.  The stat quoted was that distracted drivers are 400 (four hundred) more times likely to be in an accident than non-distracted drivers.  400 times?? I'm not exactly questioning the numbers it's just that I think any accident that isn't weather related can probably be blamed on a distracted driver. Aren't drunk driving, being high, kissing your girlfriend, singing along with the radio, grabbing for your purse that just fell on the floor, driving while legally blind, watching a show on your tablet or texting someone all forms of distracted driving?  Put your phone down, watch out for those other 400 drivers and be careful out there.

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