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OF COURSE, I realise that it is intended to be a humorous column, but in comparing unprotected sex with motoring, William Leith makes a serious statistical point, which happens to be bogus. The flaw in the author's comparison is that each motor accident does not increase the probability of further motor accidents.
Tim Magee
Bath, Avon
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