Motor cycle deaths were front page 'news'

statistics are 1998 to 2006

3.9 riders rose to 6.7 million
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/NEWS/809190352&s=d&page=1

2,294 deaths 'rose' to 4,810
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motorcycle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year


2294/3900000= .0005882

4810/6700000= .0007179

# of deaths with motorcycles rose .0001 = 0.01% in 8 years

This article was on the front page. Why is that front page news when there is an election soon and people are dying around the world!?!?!

Also, are news people REALLY this dumb?