Tornado Safety
Sadly, it appears that several RVers were killed in Louisiana by a tornado while in their RV. What is a safe way to weather a storm? I would think it would be obvious to shelter in a fixed structure ...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:I don't believe life is not as much of a **** shoot as depicted above.
Utilizing safety precautions and today's technology (in this case early warning of impending sever weather) can and does save lives.
I myself chose to buckle up, drive the speed limit, run for shelter, etc. I, like many others, choose to be informed of impending danger so I may have an option to seek safety. Those who do increase their odds of survival.
What don't you believe? :h
The chart "you" posted is the same chart that I got the numbers from.
The fact is, about 60 people average die every year in the US from tornado's. Or to put it another way, a little over 1 person a week.In fact, statistics show that almost the same amount of people die from bee stings and tornado's in the US every year.
Now let compare that to being in a fatal auto accident. Around 30,000 (I edited my above post to correct a typo) people are killed every year in the US in auto accidents. Or about 650 to 700 a week in comparison. That's 500 times more likely, and that is a BUNCH!! This is important because we as RV'er are on the road a lot. It's what we do when we travel around this great country of ours.
Statistics take all the "feeling" out of what is correct and true. Case in point. I race very fast cars at very high speeds. A lot of people think that is foolish and very dangerous. Because they "think" going fast in a race car is dangerous. And it is..................unless you compare it to other things in life.............like driving to the race track. Statistics show that when I drive to the race track I'm way, way, way, way more likely to be killed than on the race track. In fact, the track I race at has never had a fatality (to my knowledge)in over 65 years of it's existence!
The ironic thing about that is, statistics show that it would be better to wear my helmet to and from the track rather than on the track!!
Ha Ha, it doesn't really matter to me how you choose to live. It is also OK for people to choose to take precautions and not be ridiculed for it.
I wear a seat belt when I drive, I have smoke detectors in my home, and I have weather apps to monitor the weather. I pray that none of them ever becomes neccessary some day BUT I will continue to try to be prepared in case I do.
