How can expensive gasoline save lives? [1]
An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to gas prices found death rates drop significantly as people slow down and drive less. If gas remains at $4 a gallon or higher for a year or more, traffic deaths could drop by more than 1,000 per month nationwide, said Michael Morrisey, Ph.D., director of UAB’s Lister Hill Center for Health Policy and a co-author on the new findings.
I suppose that there are some set-offs too, such as people putting off getting to the doctor when they really need to be tested or hospitalized.
Consider, also, this post: Eight ways to allow 3,000 people to die: a lesson in moral clarity. [2]
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