I don't mean to be gruesome, but I found this on the web and thought it was interesting. It compares the number fatalities in skiing with those in swimming and biking (not that I'd stop doing those, either). Oh, well -- blame it on Halloween, the "Festival of the Dead!"
Skiing/snowboarding (11/05)
2004 number of fatalities* 45
Number of participants (in millions)** 12.2
Fatalities per million participants 3.69
Days of participation (in millions)* 56.9
Fatalities per days of participation rate (per million .79
Swimming
2004 number of fatalities*** 2,900
(Drowning: Includes drownings of person swimming or playing in water, or falling into water, except on home premises or at work. Excludes drownings involving boats, which are in water transportation)
2004 Number of participants (in millions)** 53.4
Fatalities per million participants 54.3
Days of participation (in millions)** 2294
Fatalities per days of participation rate (per million) 1.26
Bicycling (resulting from collisions with motor vehicles)
2004 number of fatalities*** 900
Number of participants (in millions)** 40.3
Fatalities per million participants 22.3
Days of participation (in millions)** 2,379
By days of participation rate (per million) .38
As they used to say in an old TV show (Hill Street Blues), "be careful out there!" (and wear a helmet)
Skiing/snowboarding (11/05)
2004 number of fatalities* 45
Number of participants (in millions)** 12.2
Fatalities per million participants 3.69
Days of participation (in millions)* 56.9
Fatalities per days of participation rate (per million .79
Swimming
2004 number of fatalities*** 2,900
(Drowning: Includes drownings of person swimming or playing in water, or falling into water, except on home premises or at work. Excludes drownings involving boats, which are in water transportation)
2004 Number of participants (in millions)** 53.4
Fatalities per million participants 54.3
Days of participation (in millions)** 2294
Fatalities per days of participation rate (per million) 1.26
Bicycling (resulting from collisions with motor vehicles)
2004 number of fatalities*** 900
Number of participants (in millions)** 40.3
Fatalities per million participants 22.3
Days of participation (in millions)** 2,379
By days of participation rate (per million) .38
As they used to say in an old TV show (Hill Street Blues), "be careful out there!" (and wear a helmet)
