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Maybe the murder car is a reference to Christine? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_(1983_film)
 
Maybe the murder car is a reference to Christine? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_(1983_film)
 
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:Seems like a stretch. Christine killed like 6 out of 8, for starters, and wasn't a rental... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51|162.158.74.51]] 20:38, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
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Is the Trivia section meant to be a joke? Otherwise, the paragraph "That equates to a reduction in risk..." should be deleted, as it is totally meaningless. Comparing two entirely different figures (number of deaths per vehicle ''sold'' worldwide one year, number of deaths per vehicle ''on the roads'' in the US the next year) makes no sense. If it's a joke, it should be made clearer. Zetfr 08:19, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
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Could this joke be about how a broken GPS has higher odds of getting you killed than playing Russian Roulette?
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:Don't tell me the odds. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.30|141.101.107.30]]

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Started with a bare-bones explanation. Please elaborate further. Nialpxe (talk) 09:28, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

It looks like the "one in six" figure might be a reference to 795: Conditional Risk? 108.162.229.244 09:34, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Added a transcript (that ip is mine, was not logged in)PMR GO (talk) 10:01, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Maybe the murder car is a reference to Christine? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_(1983_film) 162.158.88.128 14:45, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Seems like a stretch. Christine killed like 6 out of 8, for starters, and wasn't a rental... 162.158.74.51 20:38, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Is the Trivia section meant to be a joke? Otherwise, the paragraph "That equates to a reduction in risk..." should be deleted, as it is totally meaningless. Comparing two entirely different figures (number of deaths per vehicle sold worldwide one year, number of deaths per vehicle on the roads in the US the next year) makes no sense. If it's a joke, it should be made clearer. Zetfr 08:19, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Could this joke be about how a broken GPS has higher odds of getting you killed than playing Russian Roulette?

Don't tell me the odds. 141.101.107.30