Reading about another tragic life-altering car crash here on Mount Desert Island reminded me of an old newspaper headline. Ten years ago a newspaper in Saskatchewan, which has a population slightly less than Maine’s, ran an eye-popping headline: 165 People Killed! 7,562 Injured! Over $100,000,000 in Property Damage! Provincial Government Helpless! Expects Same Carnage Next Year!”
Were its residents worried about Gulf Coast hurricanes veering off course? No, the headline refers to the cumulative annual damage from the province’s “meat grinder transportation system.”
More at:
http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/bdn/The-personal-automobile-makes-for-a-bad-romance,153696
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