With the recent death of a prominent transhumanist's parent in an auto accident, my mind has turned to why people die while behind the wheel of a car, and what can be done to prevent it. A recent Reader's Digest website article titled "How Good Drivers Get Killed" did a fairly good job of explaining the dangers out there.<BR>
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It turns out head-on collisions are a top killer, along with with failing to yield at stop signs and red-light running. But for each challenge out there the article offers tips on how to reduce one's chances of becoming another statistic. <BR>
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<A href="http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9522233">http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9522233</A> <BR>
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The article observed that "motorists must remember that the driver's seat is an inherently unsafe place to be." I find it interesting that some immortalists who refuse to fly have no problem driving down our bloodsoaked highways. I tend to think people a century from now will marvel that the denizens of our time risked their lives every time they traveled to work or went to buy groceries.<BR>
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If anyone has ideas on how to be a better driver (and also how cars could be made safer) please share it with the list.<BR>
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Because one very bad auto accident can ruin an immortalists day (and entire existance).<BR>
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Best wishes,<BR>
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John Grigg<BR>
Society for Venturism<BR>
<A href="http://www.venturist.org">www.venturist.org</A><BR>