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On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:29:04 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:33:51 -0700, Rich Grise

What will your response be when they ban skiing?

Skiing is an accepted risk.

That's not what I asked.

Hmmm, accepted by whom, and why is gambling, somehow, an unaccepted
risk?
We both know his reasoning is unreasonable.
I wonder how many people die from Black Jack every year.

Skiing/snowboarding (11/05)

2004 number of fatalities* 45
Number of participants (in millions)** 12.2
Fatalities per million participants 3.69
Days of participation (in millions)* 56.9
Fatalities per days of participation rate (per million) .79

Swimming

2004 number of fatalities*** 2,900
(Drowning: Includes drownings of person swimming or playing in water, or
falling into water, except on home premises or at work. Excludes
drownings involving boats, which are in water transportation)
2004 Number of participants (in millions)** 53.4
Fatalities per million participants 54.3
Days of participation (in millions)** 2294
Fatalities per days of participation rate (per million) 1.26

Bicycling (resulting from collisions with motor vehicles)

2004 number of fatalities*** 900
Number of participants (in millions)** 40.3
Fatalities per million participants 22.3
Days of participation (in millions)** 2,379
By days of participation rate (per million) .38

Sources:
* National Ski Areas Association
** National Sporting Goods Association (Sports Participation, 2004
edition)
***National Safety Council (Injury Facts, 2005-2006 edition)
**** Divers Alert Network, North Carolina
Note: The "participant per million" rate is calculated by dividing the
number of fatalities by the number of participants. The "days of
participation" rate is calculated by dividing the number of fatalities
by the days of participation.