Number 5 on The Top 10 Ways to Avoid the ER

Whenever I go to the airport to fly somewhere, my wife worries about me. She is terrified about plane crashes. When I point out to her that I am far more likely to die on the way to the airport in my car, this makes her feel no better. But it’s true. I think we need to really think about what is most likely to kill us. And motor vehicle crashes are a significant cause of death for otherwise healthy people. You have a risk of death from car crash of slightly more than 1 in a thousand, per year! If you are a male, you are more likely to die than females. And if you are between 16 and 24 years old, you are in the highest risk group of all. Why? Because young people drive too fast!

We all need to drive slower and decrease the risk of getting killed or injured out there. We would not tolerate any safety measures being skipped as we get on board a jetliner, just to save a few minutes, and it should be the same on our roads.