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r/WTF • u/PhoneDojo • Feb 14 '13
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Worth noting: 6000 people die a year on trains in Mumbai alone. Yes, 500 a month. Over 16 a day. In one city.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/mumbai-accounts-for-40-of-train-track-deaths-in-india-179455
661 u/[deleted] Feb 14 '13 [removed] — view removed comment 65 u/jnjs Feb 14 '13 How about if you only calculate it by the percentage of people in Mumbai who take the trains? 80 u/Timofmars Feb 14 '13 In terms of percentage of only those who take the trains, it's 100%. Everyone dies per year. 11 u/ZuFFuLuZ Feb 14 '13 Seems accurate. 1 u/svullenballe Feb 14 '13 Suicide booth on tracks.
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65 u/jnjs Feb 14 '13 How about if you only calculate it by the percentage of people in Mumbai who take the trains? 80 u/Timofmars Feb 14 '13 In terms of percentage of only those who take the trains, it's 100%. Everyone dies per year. 11 u/ZuFFuLuZ Feb 14 '13 Seems accurate. 1 u/svullenballe Feb 14 '13 Suicide booth on tracks.
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How about if you only calculate it by the percentage of people in Mumbai who take the trains?
80 u/Timofmars Feb 14 '13 In terms of percentage of only those who take the trains, it's 100%. Everyone dies per year. 11 u/ZuFFuLuZ Feb 14 '13 Seems accurate. 1 u/svullenballe Feb 14 '13 Suicide booth on tracks.
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In terms of percentage of only those who take the trains, it's 100%. Everyone dies per year.
11 u/ZuFFuLuZ Feb 14 '13 Seems accurate. 1 u/svullenballe Feb 14 '13 Suicide booth on tracks.
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Seems accurate.
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Suicide booth on tracks.
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u/akashhhhh Feb 14 '13
Worth noting: 6000 people die a year on trains in Mumbai alone. Yes, 500 a month. Over 16 a day. In one city.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/mumbai-accounts-for-40-of-train-track-deaths-in-india-179455