More dangerous than smoking & drinking

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Mich the Tester replied

5 December 2011, 11:26
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

I'm not sure that is accurate, anyone know a way to check?

I suppose snow in summer is possible in County Durham, up in the hills, but still unlikely.
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DimPrawn replied

5 December 2011, 10:59
Originally posted by rhubarb View Post

Same here. 18th July 2003, snowing!

Sounds like the police ran their data through the Met Office Climate Change computers.
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rhubarb replied

5 December 2011, 10:55
Originally posted by MrRobin View Post

I had a very similar one near me... August 23rd 2000, it was snowing... are you sure??!

Same here. 18th July 2003, snowing!
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RSoles replied

5 December 2011, 10:36
They don't seem to have checked their data very well.

This incident took place in Larne at 1:50am on 18th December... and it was daylight.

Sure, on the other side of the planet it was daylight.
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Gonzo replied

5 December 2011, 10:22
This incident took place on a C road in Salisbury at 11.09am on 26 February 2000. Two cars were involved. It was snowing and it was daylight.

That one isn't accurate either.

I was on the way to a mate's stag do and was about to go past it just after it happened but another motorist who had already stopped directed me down an alternative road. I didn't know what had happened until later.

It was earlier in the day than that and it was not snowing.
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MrRobin replied

5 December 2011, 10:22
Anyway, back to the OP's question...

36,371 road deaths in 11 years = 3,300 per year

~100,000 deaths per year from smoking link

~33,000 deaths per year from alcohol link
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Spacecadet replied

5 December 2011, 10:19
Originally posted by MrRobin View Post

I had a very similar one near me... August 23rd 2000, it was snowing... are you sure??!

that would have been in the police report
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MrRobin replied

5 December 2011, 10:17
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

I'm not sure that is accurate, anyone know a way to check?

I had a very similar one near me... August 23rd 2000, it was snowing... are you sure??!
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d000hg replied

5 December 2011, 10:06
This incident took place on the Axxx in County Durham at 11.32pm on 6 June 2009 One car was involved. It was snowing and there were high winds and it was dark.

I'm not sure that is accurate, anyone know a way to check?
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doodab started a topic More dangerous than smoking & drinking

5 December 2011, 09:57
More dangerous than smoking & drinking

BBC News - Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010

I zoomed in on my area and it's mostly (older) pedestrians getting mown down.

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