Re: Smithey Ironware

On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 18:47:21 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
 

On 2024-11-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 10:06:54 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
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Vehicle inspections don't necessarily result in fewer crashes or
injuries.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8296297
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It would appear that the best predictor of safety is the age of
the car.  How this applies to Michael is left as an exercise for
the reader.
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Really, given the pathetic enforcement of our drunk driving laws
(and the weakness of those laws) the condition of vehicles is in
the statistical noise.

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Our cars are 40 and 24 years old. I'm glad they're checked every year.
I'm also not saying that cars under 5 years of age need yearly safety
checks.
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But a car is a potential murder weapon. It's irresponsible not to
check them once a year.

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Dude, we can't even do anything about guns.  Then again, drivers of
cars cause a lot more deaths.

 Maybe Americans like to live on the edge because of all those action
movies.