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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any tips?

I already plan to avoid highways because it's the speed and danger of driving that freaks me out.  Any other ideas for ways to help a driving averse person get through a cross country trip?

Could I turn my hazards on and go like 40 mph on these little back roads- my car is loaded with stuff? [/quote]

I don't think you understand how driving works....driving is not "dangerous". And driving on highways is safer than backroads....try again.[/quote]

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/the-most-dangerous-activity-driving/[/quote]

What was your point...there are many contributing factors besides "driving" (i.e drinking). Ive been driving 30 years and have 0 injuries from it, so it seems fine to me as long as you don't drive stupidly. And highway driving is still safer than backroad driving.[/quote]

That driving is dangerous.  Which... statistically speaking, is inarguable, despite your anecdotal experience. [/quote]

In that case anything is dangerous..[b].such as using stairs[/b], skiing, [b]running on a  treadmill[/b]. It has it's risks, but as long as you drive SAFELY it is not that dangerous. I agree though, if you drink and drive, speed, drive aggressively it is much more dangerous than it should be.[/quote]

Wel, the statistics say otherwise. [/quote]

They do? [b] Lifetime odds of dying in car crash 1:113   Lifetime odds of dying in a fall 1:133  [/b]   Sounds pretty dangerous to me.    (heart disease and cancer is 1:7 for anyone curious)

http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/injury-facts-chart.aspx[/quote]

Please show me the statistics related specifically to using stairs or running on a treadmill, as you originally stated.  TIA.[/quote]

I was using that as an example of other activities known to lead to injury, elderly people fall on stairs quite often.

Show me the statistics of car accident injuries not involving drunk driving/speeding/aggressive driving if you want to play this game.  ...[/quote]

Nope, I said driving as an activity is dangerous, which the statistics prove.

You spoke of walking on a treadmill as being potentially dangerous, and cannot provide statistics to back up that assertion.

Bye. [/quote]

"As unlikely as it sounds, the running machine is in fact the most likely cause of injury in the gym according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, which counts 24,400 treadmill injuries, as well as three treadmill deaths, in the States every single year."   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/body/avoid-treadmill-injury/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/05/04/treadmill-emergency-room-injuries-exercise-equipment/26898487/

My argument was that if you are not engaging in risky driving behavior, it is not as dangerous as your generic statistics make it seem. If you can provide any evidence to suggest otherwise, be my guest, but that is doubtful.  Unless OP is planning on driving under the influence or like a madman, the chances are overwhelmingly likely that she will reach her destination safely. [/quote]

And if the only measure of danger is in the number of deaths caused by an activity, then you need to go ahead and admit that the number of deaths that occur from car accidents is 10,000 times greater than that from running on the treadmill, making it, objectively, a much more dangerous activity.

Thanks for playing! [/quote]

When did I say that? I said injuries, not deaths. Jeeze, you really are desperate to win a meaningless argument on an anonymous board. LOL.  Only a fool would say "X is only dangerous if it results in death"

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You said it above when you tried to lump "dying in a car crash" with the general "dying from a fall"

Ok.  Let's go with injuries then.

About 3 million people are injured each year in a car accident.

Thanks for playing! [/quote]

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