The number of people dying on Utah roads reported by this paper on May 21 (330 dead; 125 of them not wearing a seat belt) would seem to suggest that the other 205 dead were wearing a seat belt. Furthermore, the story states that "unbelted occupants are 17 times more likely to be killed."
How can this be since, clearly, the number of belted deaths exceeds unbelted deaths?
Answer: The number of people who do use their seat belts is much greater than the number of those who do not. This is simple, not fuzzy, math.
Sam Clark
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Riverton