EDITOR’S NOTE: Do something about not becoming a statistic
THE Easter holidays are behind us and once again road safety and the death toll on South African roads are in the spotlight. The passing of Minister Collins Chabane in a car crash made headlines recently and this week it is the sad news that Free State Stars player Richard Henyekane has also joined the statistics.Statistics make for scary reading. Just a couple of weeks ago, 150 people died when a Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately flown into the French Alps. Even before the terrible facts of what happened began to emerge, the crash and loss of life was the lead story on most major global news networks.Now try to imagine this. Every single day, 3,200 people die around the world in road crashes. That is equivalent to eight Boeing 747s crashing with no survivors every day. Or 21 Germanwings Airbus A320s. Every day.In 2014, there were 33 air crashes worldwide, with 1,238 people killed. That was in the entire year. Almost every single one made headlines.Statistically, 1,240 people...
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