87. The Season of Death

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🗓️ 8 August 2012

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We know that summertime brings far too many fatal accidents. But you may be surprised if you dig into the numbers.

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0:00.0	From APM, American Public Media, and WNYC.
0:07.0	This is Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace.
0:11.0	Here's the host of Marketplace, High Rizdoff.
0:16.0	Time now for a little bit of Freakonomics Radio that moment in the broadcast every couple
0:20.0	of weeks where we talk to Steven Dubner, the co-author of the books and the blog of the
0:24.0	same name.
0:25.0	It is the hidden side of everything.
0:27.0	It is so good to talk to you again, man.
0:30.0	NTUK, I missed you too.
0:31.0	How's your summer been?
0:32.0	Good, busy, busy, but good.
0:34.0	Good.
0:35.0	Tiz, of course, the season for outdoor activity.
0:37.0	Yeah.
0:38.0	Some of which I'm here to tell you can have a very significant downside.
0:41.0	Well, I want like sunburn and mosquito-but-what.
0:44.0	No, I'm actually talking about death.
0:46.0	So I hate to be a killjoy in the middle of summer.
0:49.0	Okay.
0:50.0	But I thought it might be worthwhile to look at the relative danger of some of America's
0:54.0	favorite summertime activities.
0:55.0	Okay, so let's start with motorcycling.
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