Brazil not as violent as you thought

[debzor]

To the point of the thread - recent report by the Brazilian Association of Traffic Medicine (Abramet) states that death by motorcycle in the 27 state capitals has increased by 475% between 1996 and 2005 (the latest figures), and far exceeds murder as a cause of death!

According to the study, the four cities with the highest number of bikes for each inhabitant - Boa Vista (RO), Goiania (GO), Palmas (TO) and Campo Grande (MS) - are precisely those that have the highest rate of deaths in accidents involving motorcycles. Not too surprising.

Apparently Palmas (TO) has the worst record, with rates of 9.6 deaths by motorbike per thousand inhabitants, or 960 per 100,000 - way over the murder rates... So perhaps Brazil is safer than we thought - unless you are on a motorbike.

Somewhat unfortunately the researcher is quoted as saying the daily death toll by motorbike is equivalent to an aeroplane falling out of the sky in Brazil every day.

[RalphJ]

Originally Posted by debzor

To the point of the thread - recent report by the Brazilian Association of Traffic Medicine (Abramet) states that death by motorcycle in the 27 state capitals has increased by 475% between 1996 and 2005 (the latest figures), and far exceeds murder as a cause of death!

According to the study, the four cities with the highest number of bikes for each inhabitant - Boa Vista (RO), Goiania (GO), Palmas (TO) and Campo Grande (MS) - are precisely those that have the highest rate of deaths in accidents involving motorcycles. Not too surprising.

Apparently Palmas (TO) has the worst record, with rates of 9.6 deaths by motorbike per thousand inhabitants, or 960 per 100,000 - way over the murder rates... So perhaps Brazil is safer than we thought - unless you are on a motorbike.

Somewhat unfortunately the researcher is quoted as saying the daily death toll by motorbike is equivalent to an aeroplane falling out of the sky in Brazil every day.

"Death by motorcycle" Debzor is categorized as deaths in vehicle accidents, which would be included in their statistics of deaths in motor vehicle accidents which last count was approximately 40,000 per year in total. This has nothing to do with "violent deaths" in Brazil, or murder count. Which at last count was more than 20 per 100K for the entire country, or more than 50,000 per year in total.

So perhaps Brazil is safer than we thought

Compared to what?


The only thing that this shows is that one is more likely to get killed on the roads here in Brazil than he is getting murdered. And on both counts are amongst the worst ratios on the planet.

[davehoskings]

Ralph,

I looked at your site nearly a year ago and you were offering 10% discount then for the first 10 units sold at "rose gardens"?

Since you are still offering this, does this mean that you haven't sold anything, if not why not is the Aracaju market very quiet?

Originally Posted by RalphJ

"Death by motorcycle" Debzor is categorized as deaths in vehicle accidents, which would be included in their statistics of deaths in motor vehicle accidents which last count was approximately 40,000 per year in total. This has nothing to do with "violent deaths" in Brazil, or murder count. Which at last count was more than 20 per 100K for the entire country, or more than 50,000 per year in total.






Compared to what?


The only thing that this shows is that one is more likely to get killed on the roads here in Brazil than he is getting murdered. And on both counts are amongst the worst ratios on the planet.

[debzor]

The only thing that this shows is that one is more likely to get killed on the roads here in Brazil than he is getting murdered. [/QUOTE]


That was exactly my point, Ralph!

I was trying to put murder into perspective in a tongue-in-cheek manner, since some posts seemed to imply that you should not come to Brasil for fear of being murdered...