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Letters to the Editor - Times online edition May 04, 2005
Motorcycle dangers—From Mr Paul Smith
Sir, I am becoming increasingly alarmed at the rising number of motorcycle deaths. These accidents, whether the fault of the motorcyclist or other road users or even road conditions, are tragedies for a great many people. The main problem seems to me to be the lack of protection a motorcyclist has.
I wonder whether we should start looking at restricting the use of motorcycles to, say, minor roads, or even banning them altogether?
Yours faithfully,
PAUL SMITH, Halifax April 30.
Some figures for ladder deaths "Every year, many people fall from ladders causing on average 50 deaths in the UK, 1000 serious injuries and 40,000 hospital visits. The Association of British Insurers has stated that £12 Billion a year is lost in the UK through accidents, and of these 25% are as a result of falls from height."
Of course cycles can be a secondary caused of death, as a worker in a cycle shop died after falling off a ladder while retrieving a cycle part from a high shelf.
And as we know, the home is a dangerous place, "Over 60 per cent of deaths result from accidents on stairs but 15 per cent result from falls off a chair or out of bed etc (between two levels). A similar number is caused by a slip or a trip on the same level, although sometimes an object such as a mat or rug may cause the trip."
From 1995 to 1997 there were 143 deaths caused by a fall from a ladder.
Unrelated but showing what a dangerous world it is out there:
A farmer, was killed when he slipped on a manure pile at the farm.
An infirm self employed mushroom grower, was killed when hit by mushroom van.
It has thus been suggested that the following could be sent to the Times as well: -
Letters to the Editor - Times online edition
Ladder dangers—From Mr Saul Smith
Sir, I am becoming increasingly alarmed at the rising number of deaths due to the use of ladders. These accidents, whether the fault of the user or other factors or even ground conditions, are tragedies for a great many people.
The main problem seems to me to be the lack of protection a ladder user has.
I wonder whether we should start looking at restricting the use of ladders to, say, bungalows, or even banning them altogether?
Yours faithfully,
SAUL SMITH,
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