Paddling in the sea is more dangerous

QUOTE:
" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more than half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or angling. In all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in cycling accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217

On 09/06/2016 16:05, Alycidon wrote:
QUOTE:
" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more than half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or angling. In all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in cycling accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217


and how many people are involved in each pursuit? Without knowing how
many people the figures are meaningless

On 09/06/2016 16:37, MrCheerful wrote:
On 09/06/2016 16:05, Alycidon wrote:
QUOTE:
" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more than
half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or angling.
In all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in cycling
accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217


and how many people are involved in each pursuit? Without knowing how
many people the figures are meaningless

Yes Cheerful has a point.

Can we have the figures standardised in terms of deaths per km travelled
utilising each mode of transport.

QUOTE:
" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more than
half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or angling.
In all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in cycling
accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217


and how many people are involved in each pursuit? Without knowing how
many people the figures are meaningless

Yes Cheerful has a point.

Can we have the figures standardised in terms of deaths per km travelled
utilising each mode of transport.

Even deaths/unit time would be nice.


Bret Cahill

Alycidon wrote:

" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more than
half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or angling. In
all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in cycling accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217

Yes indeed - more people die in the UK every year from accidents sustained
whilst putting on a pair of trousers, than from cycling.

--
john smith |MA (Hons)|MPhil (Hons)|CAPES (mention très bien)|LLB (Hons)
'It never gets any easier. You just get faster'
(Greg LeMond (1961 - ))

On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 08:59:31 +0100
Anthony '****_Taker' Janssen
wrote:

Alycidon wrote:

" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more
than half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or
angling. In all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in
cycling accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217

Yes indeed - more people die in the UK every year from accidents
sustained whilst putting on a pair of trousers, than from cycling.

That sounds like a recommendation for the Naked Bike Ride. :-)

On Thursday, 16 June 2016 10:00:04 UTC+2, Anthony '****_Taker' Janssen wrote:
Alycidon wrote:

" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more than
half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or angling. In
all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died in cycling accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217

Yes indeed - more people die in the UK every year from accidents sustained
whilst putting on a pair of trousers, than from cycling.

Or falling out of bed.

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/famil...ail/story.html

On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:44:38 -0700 (PDT)
Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 16 June 2016 10:00:04 UTC+2, Anthony '****_Taker'
Janssen wrote:
Alycidon wrote:

" Drownings along the coast claimed 168 lives in 2015 – and more
than half of the victims never intended to go in the water.

They had been either walking the coast, running, climbing or
angling. In all, the toll was 50% more than the number who died
in cycling accidents.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ed-168-8145217

Yes indeed - more people die in the UK every year from accidents
sustained whilst putting on a pair of trousers, than from cycling.

Or falling out of bed.

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/famil...ail/story.html

The 12 cans a day of Kestrel Super might have had something to do with
it ...