It's a typical tactic of the other side, just out right lie until it becomes truth.
Comparison of Risk
Accidental Deaths in the United States 1994 -1998
Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Injury Facts, 1999, National Safety Council: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Aviation Adminstration.
Type 5Year Average General Population Risk Based on
Risk per Year Exposure or
Motor Vehicle 41,616 1 in 6,300 1.7 deaths per 100million miles
Large Trucks 5,195 1 in 51,000 2.8 deaths per 100million miles
Motorcycles 2,222 1 in 119,000 22 deaths per 100million miles
Poisoning 9,392 1 in 28,000
Work Related 6,275 1 in 42,000 4.9 deaths per 100,000 workers
Firss 3,835 1 in 69,000
Drowning 3,711 1 in 71,000
Firearms 1,135 1 in 223,000
Railway 1,096 1 in 242,000 1.6 deaths per million trains
Bicycles 795 1 in 333,000
Boating 792 1 in 335,000 6.6 deaths per 100,000 boats
Electricity 534 1 in 496,000
Aircraft 169 1 in 1,568,000 0.7 deaths per 100 million
Boating 792 1 in 335,000
Flood 108 1 in 2,477,000
Tornado 63 1 in 4,206,000
Lightning 62 1 in 4,288,000
Hazmat Trans 42 1 in 6,311,000