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Rail Deaths

Compare the Billions being spent on British Railways to prevent a handful of deaths with this from India

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Death on Bombay's lifeline

The rail network that serves India's commercial capital, Bombay, and its suburbs is its lifeline, carrying six million people every day.

But every year, more than 3,500 commuters are killed using it - an average of 10 deaths a day.

It is actually hard to find a total of deaths for UK railways, "In 2001 in response to a parliamentary question the minister stated “This information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.” " but these guys have a good attempt at it, and show how deaths dropped after privatisation...

The rest of the iGreen site looks interesting - "Environmentalists often ignore the way the private sector protects, and the state harms the environment. iGreens are redressing the balance." - I must read further...

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