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[-] letsgocrazy@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago

Drowning kills kids. Shall we get rid swimming pools?

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There are other, better ways to transport people that are not only more efficient, but significantly safer. Cars are basically the worst way our society could practically organise our transport needs.

There is no other way to swim than by getting in the water, but if your pool in particular keeps on killing loads of people then maybe your pool in particular has a problem and should be shut down.

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https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/deaths-by-transportation-mode/

Passenger vehicles are by far the most dangerous motorized transportation option compared. Over the last 10 years, passenger vehicle death rate per 100,000,000 passenger miles was over 20 times higher than for buses, 17 times higher than for passenger trains, and 595 times higher than for scheduled airlines.Other comparisons are possible based on passenger trips, vehicle miles, or vehicle trips, but passenger miles is the most commonly used basis for comparing the safety of various modes of travel.

[-] shrugal@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

If there was an alternative you couldn't drown in then yes, we should get rid of swimming pools.

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