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Can I get an opinion re: helmets 9-Nov-2011 At 12:05:06 PM citationx

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On 9/11/2011 Kieranl wrote:
>On 9/11/2011 Sabu wrote:
>>On 9/11/2011 rolsen1 wrote:
>>>Even safer is to not go climbing in first place
>>
>>Screw that, just avoid driving to the crag. Much safer on rock than on
>>the road!!
>I think this is a myth that we invented to delude ourselves. I know of
>only 1 person who has died while driving to Arapiles.

About which part are we deluding ourselves? That specifically dying while driving to a crag is less likely than dying on the rock (true in that case), or that in general, less people die driving than rock climbing? ;-)

2011 toll: 235 (as at 8 Nov - haven't heard of that many people dying while rock climbing...)
from http://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/statistics/roadtollcurrent.do?areaID=12&tierID=1&navID=1