I happened to be preparing a presentation sort of on the subject for a seminar this week and came across the following vivid reminder:

In almost all years, the total number of people worldwide who die at the hands of international terrorists anywhere in the world is not much more than the number who drown in bathtubs in the United States.

Who knew?

Ok, maybe lots of people, but this overworked grad student is a little out of the loop. If only there was a 35-hour week for students in Paris!

Link: A False Sense of Insecurity? [ PDF]

Some interesting fun facts in that one. Makes you never want to drive again. But I wonder what the odds are on rollerblading in taxi/bus/bike lanes ...