Putting the World to rights

[Scary Des]

Originally Posted by codprawn

......As a contrast the London Smog of 1952(there were loads of others) killed 12,000!!!!!!......

Smog from coal coal from Wales they were trying to kill us and we never knew Des

[Andy Gee]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Still better than covering all your stunning mountains with windfarms and pylons.

We've already got them biggest on-shore wind farm in the UK in the borders and ones sprouting up everywhere. As for plyons how do you think we manage to export all our Nuclear power to you guyss? yep miles and miles of massive pylons......and I still cant get broadband
I am all for windfarms and the idea of "goin green" but I do agree that the only way forward for reliable "clean" energy is Nuclear.
Andy

[eupa]

its all relative codders, but there wasn'nt many road deaths in 1952.
Your were still a dream... the only thing that was going then and still is --
LANDROVERS.. which dont seem to have progessed since conception...I suppose you, however,, you have??

Jonathan

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by eupa

its all relative codders, but there wasn'nt many road deaths in 1952.
Your were still a dream... the only thing that was going then and still is --
LANDROVERS.. which dont seem to have progessed since conception...I suppose you, however,, you have??

Jonathan

Weren't there really??? Better get your facts right!!!

In the 1920s there were more deaths on British roads than there are now - and no these are NOT adjusted figures!!!

"In 1934, 7,343 people were killed on Britain’s roads, despite there being just 2.4 million vehicles on the road, 1.5 million of which were cars, compared to over 30 million in 2003"

Couldn't find the actual figures for 1952 but they do say it was really bad because of all the smog!!!!

[eupa]

"In 2002 more than 300,000 people were victims of road accidents, of which more than 3,400 were killed and 36,000 seriously injured. "
Guardian Jan.004

Sorry codders- you were right - but just look at the victimes and seriousely
injured- pretty alarming- I suppose in 1952 there were no air-bags and safety belts- but 300.000 victims that's a lot of people

jonathan

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by eupa

"In 2002 more than 300,000 people were victims of road accidents, of which more than 3,400 were killed and 36,000 seriously injured. "
Guardian Jan.004

Sorry codders- you were right - but just look at the victimes and seriousely
injured- pretty alarming- I suppose in 1952 there were no air-bags and safety belts- but 300.000 victims that's a lot of people

jonathan

Yes but when you look at number of injuries for miles driven etc the figures are very low - you are probably safer in your car these days than at home!!!