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Ban fishing?
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Ban fishing? Should we ban fishing, which caused at least 26 deaths between 2006 and 2012? That number is far more than the 14 who died in the terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA. A new study published today by the National Weather Service is loaded with statistics on lightning deaths in the United States. For instance: did you know most lightning deaths occur during what is deemed "leisure activity?" Or that 82% of people killed by lightning are male? Regarding leisure activities, you'll probably be surprised to hear that golf, in fact, accounted for surprisingly few lighting deaths, with a total of just 8 fatalities between 2006 and 2012. Surprisingly few, at least (what with the holding a metal rod in the air), in relation to bike riding (10 deaths), soccer (12 deaths), camping (15 deaths) or fishing, which was the clear front-runner with 26 recorded deaths. “When people think of lightning deaths, they usually think of golf,” said John Jensienius, a lightning safely specialist with the NWS; but "NOAA has made a concerted effort to raise lightning awareness in the golf community since we began the campaign in 2001," he said, "and we believe our outreach has made a huge difference since lightning-related deaths on golf courses have decreased by 75 percent.” |
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12/12/2015 8:36 am |
back in the mid 80's i had to do a report for school on deaths from bear attacks.while combing through countless books newspapers and magazines i found out that there were more deer related fatalities,mostly due to auto collisions and some were from actual attacks from deer during the rutting season.
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So by Trump logic we should ban driving in deer country until we figure out what is going on with the deer...
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