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Making Italy Work: Did Mussolini Really Get The Trains Running On Time? – The Independent.

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Rear Window: Making Italy Work: Did Mussolini Really Get The Trains Running On Time? – The Independent.

A review of the record shows that Mussolini, despite his media claims, did not make the trains run on time. The major lines might have run somewhat better, but the minor lines were as delayed as ever under Mussolini.

"Like almost all the supposed achievements of Fascism, the timely trains are a myth, nurtured and propagated by a leader with a journalist's flair for symbolism, verbal trickery and illusion."

More Driving Means More Dying.

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More Driving Means More Dying.

Cheaper gas prices have lead to increased driving which has lead to more gore on the roads. It turns out the relationship between miles driven and fatal crashes isn't just proportional, it's actually logarithmic.

In other words, 1 mile extra driven doesn't equal 1 more fatal accident or a ratio like that, it's more like 1 mile extra equals 1.4 extra deaths.

The reasons probably are complicated, but increased congestion and drivers spending more time on the road, leading to increased distracted and drowsy driving, at leading to increased fatalities. Congestion means your more likely to hit another car in your path then free-flowing, empty roads.

Long hours on the roads mean more drivers are distracted. 2/3rds of all distracted driver collisions (per NTSHA) are caused by day dreaming and paying attention to the scenery (or the guy in the clown suit at the big box retailer) rather then the road ahead.