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Reply	Richard Z says: Is a car a weapon? I would say the Steel Blade in its many forms has been responsible for many more human deaths than the car. Think of the knife, spear, arrow, bayonet etc used in war. Think of the scalpel used in medical misadventure. Think of the table knife, making it easier for people to reach obese proportions and suffer the related consequences. Think of the hands of the wristwatch and its creation of stress and associated fatal complaints.  (no votes) Tags: technology, unanswered, transport, human body, planet earth.
	posted on 2008-06-21 06:25:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Jon Webb says: Not to mention ladders. If it wasn't for them and their somewhat safer cousin, steps, we would never have experienced the many tragic deaths resulting from falls while working, jumping out of a window, etc. Cars are a recent invention; ladders have been killing people for thousands of years, even predating the invention of steel.  (no votes) Tags: technology, unanswered, transport, human body, planet earth.
	posted on 2008-06-23 20:11:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Mark King says: I work in road safety and have an interest in the international picture. Although it is hard to get good data, it is estimated that about 1 million people are killed on the road every year, mostly in developing countries, and numbers are expected to rise. The most balanced estimate comes from a 2000 UK Transport Research Laboratory report by Jacobs, Aeron-Thomas Astrop, though the most widely cited source is the Global Burden of Disease study (first published in 1996 by Murray and Lopez and updated several times since through the WHO).In a lot of cases (especially in developing countries) the vehicles involved are motorcycles rather than cars, but I imagine you're including them (and trucks) in your definition of "cars". However I think that cars are labelled as "weapons" only for rhetorical purposes, as there is a difference between something which is devised and used as a weapon and something designed and used for quite another purpose. Once you go down this road, the possibilities are endless, as illustrated by the other 2 comments.  (no votes) Tags: technology, unanswered, transport, human body, planet earth.
	posted on 2008-07-03 12:59:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Anonymous says: A large car travelling at speed will deliver an enormous amount of energy to a human being in it's path.Far more than most specifically designed weapons will.The total casualties due directly to weapons (not war per-se) is in the 10's of millions. As is the total number of people killed due to traffic accidents. But we have only had traffic for a century or so.  (no votes) Tags: technology, unanswered, transport, human body, planet earth.
	posted on 2008-07-24 13:17:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Bela de Lune1 says: I've never heard such nonsense!Obviously the most deadly weapon on earth is Dick Cheney.  (1 vote) average rating:5 Tags: technology, unanswered, transport, human body, planet earth.
	posted on 2008-11-07 09:02:00 | Report abuse

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