Re: I Passed :-P



On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:33:58 UTC, "steven mcgee"
<stevenmcgee2001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

: How ridiculous of him to suggest that less than 1% of our population "never
: go anywhere near a road".
:
: At least it took the focus off your nonsensical argument.

I originally wrote:

> Bearing in mind that the population of the UK is about 60,000,000, I
> think it's safe to say that the 5,996,841 who avoid getting killed
on
> the roads each year form a working majority...

To which Brimstone replied:

> Of those who fail to get killed, how many never go near a road?

I think the answer is pretty damned obvious: a negligable number.

Ian
.



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