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According to that graph, fatalities per mile were halved from 1970 to 2000. That's not a small thing!
by TillE 11y ago
According to that graph, fatalities per mile were halved from 1970 to 2000. That's not a small thing!
- rdl 11y agoWay better medical care has to be part of that, too. Same with gunshot wounds -- in a lot of places, something which was 90% very negative patient outcome 30 years ago is 50+% survivable now, due to faster EMS, understanding of golden hour, and great trauma intervention.
- nucleardog 11y agoJust being nitpicky, but halved from what to what? If we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars on more air bags and other crash engineering but only halved the number deaths from 50 to 25, it's probably not worth it...
- mikeash 11y agoDeaths per year in the US went from 53,000 in 1970 to 42,000 in 2000 despite a big increase in population and an even bigger increase in driving rates. The current number is about 33,000/year, which makes it still one of the top killers of young people.
- vkou 11y agoIf "Only" saving 25,000 people a year is not enough to get you excited, I have to ask if there is any human endeavor that you would consider to be worthwhile.