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> For instance, this article says the odds of dying in a car crash are approximately 10.7 per 100k. That is 10,000 in a million. There are ~30k automobile deat
by simple_phrases 7y ago
> For instance, this article says the odds of dying in a car crash are approximately 10.7 per 100k. That is 10,000 in a million.
There are ~30k automobile deaths in the US per year. Your figure is off by several orders of magnitude.
- hcurtiss 7y agoI would point you to the quote in the article I cite: "'Motor vehicle traffic' deaths in the U.S. in 2013, the most recent full year of data available, totaled 33,804, for a death rate of 10.7 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." I believe the denominator is confined to drivers. No matter, there are dozens of other good examples to support my point that ordinary activities are much riskier than the levels of risk we talk about in the context of air toxics.
- coolgeek 7y agoThe problem was with your math. 10.7 per 100k != 10,000 in a million. 10.7 per 100k == 1.07 per 10k == 107 per 1000k (1m)
- hcurtiss 7y agoYou're correct. Moving too quick. And that, in turn, is still two orders of magnitude greater than 2. I think my point still stands. Thanks for the help.