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Old 20th Mar 2020, 02:08
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John Citizen
 
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On the Easter weekend, approximately 25 people are going to die on the roads
Not the same thing.

Coronavirus has a 4% mortality rate. Very contagious, hidden, and spreading exponentially at an alarming phenomenal rate.

Sure only a small proportion of the population actually have the virus, but soon it could be many more of us. Do we just let it spread so that most of us get the virus?

Are road deaths increasing at such an exponential rate as the coronavirus?

Being on the road....no doubt less than 0.1%, mortality counting every vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, motorcycle or even people on the footpath.

Road deaths can be controlled most of the time as long as you follow the rules.

These 25 road deaths, many might be due to speeding, wreckless driving, stupidity or driving under the influence and can easily be avoided.

Death from the coronavirus is not as easy to avoid.

Sure there might only 6 deaths now but soon it could be hundreds if not thousands and well exceed the road toll.

Just take a look at Italy.

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