In his column today, Jim Wooten says:

We’re killing the old folks. Yep. A lack of public transportation is said to … hold on now, this ride could be a little bumpy … cause old people to die unnecessarily. In wrecks. Ah, you had to be there …

Clearly, Jim wasn’t quite there, either.

According to Science Daily, lack of public transportation is not mentioned as a cause of death. Hell, I didn’t even see transit mentioned in the story at all!

Of course, Jim is doing what he normally does: twist facts to fit his own beliefs. “Gee, those liberal scientists are so silly, creating victims all the time.”

Umm… no… Jim made it up.

The study W00t referred to made recommendations on how to make cars safer for older people to drive. It’s kind of an obvious thing to say, but as people age, they get more frail. As people get more frail, they become more succeptable to serious injury and death resulting from car wrecks.

Nevertheless, I suppose in maybe another ten years, Jim will be benefetting from the results of that study. As far as whether it’s really worth saving an unappreciative dinosaur like Jim Wooten, today would not be a good day, given the beating he’s deservedly getting on the AJC blog today.