h/t to Peter William Lount for the graphic
Disrupting the Borg is expensive and time consuming!
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But not if they are electric.
They’re good for the planet, so if they kill a few people, WTF?
I could put that car in the boot of my car and dispense with the need for a spare tyre.
The number of drug related deaths in the US is higher than the the number of car related traffic deaths.
The US consumes 80% of all medical opiates produced (prescription opiates) in the entire world.
Over the past decade the numbers have been skyrocketing with a 400% increase, tendency rising.
The “murderous” effects of these drugs increase when users of prescription opiates hit the road.
Just like drivers texting with their mobile phones while driving.
For a complete perspective on US death causes:
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Causes_of_Death#sthash.hP7BJtNP.dpbs
Guns are not even listed.
Maybe the time has come to focus on the big numbers.
Facts about the subject from a Government resource: http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/rxbrief/
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/overdose/index.html