Cars, Emergency Rooms Kill White People A Lot Less
Johns Hopkins announced a study this morning that found that "minority pedestrians are far more likely than white pedestrians to be struck by motor vehicles" and "uninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained are similar." Oh yes: "uninsured patients had a 77 percent greater risk of death" than the insured. Here's one nice way of putting something complicated: "Previous studies have shown that insurance status and race may increase mortality risk because of treatment delay or differences in services provided." Jaywalking! A one-way ticket to death in racist America! No but, best of all, now we're going to see a spike in "minority" ER visits, since it's the fun new past-time to drive Muslims off the road in your Chevrolet Blazers.
There seems to be a question of geography here, no? That outline even noted "particularly in the inner city, where many of these deadly crashes occur." While being uninsured certainly has something to do with it, doesn't access to care (i.e. ambulance response time) maybe have something to do with it?
Well yes and there's also some weird other questions I have which are somewhat like, "Say you live in a major American city which is 60 to 80 percent NOT white people, and all the white people live in a ring around the city proper, and everyone gets their health care in different places, and…." And so on. I mean, yes…..
And all the white people get in their cars and drive to downtown for work and run over the people who live there?
thump-THUMP
Though not a minority, I spent the majority of my life uninsured, and lets just say I learned the phrase "no ambulance!" at a very young age.
Having been uninsured most of my life and now insured I am shocked at the amount of unnecessary testing doctors do to bump up their fees.
Its not unnecessary if you want to avoid a lawsuit for mis-diagnosis, or missed diagnosis, for that matter.
When I did not have insurance they never would even suggest such a thing.
As coffee is for closers, so preventative medicine is for the insured.
Black dudes do just walk out into the middle of traffic so much more than any other demographic, though, except maybe white babies in zany comedies.
(Technically, I guess the babies crawl.)
In post-racial america we look past skin color thank you very much. *harumph*
I would have to say that perhaps part of this is due to the fact that minorities may engage in jaywalking activities far more than non-minorities.
Probably the only thing "Rudy" was right about: The "quality-of-your-life" will certainly decrease if you insist on jaywalking in midtown traffic. Though he didn't mention motorists would be less likely to brake if you're black…
I'll have a large order of White Guilt with a side of Homicidal Tendency, please.
I am proud to say that I have only ever injured white people with my car.