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Young men survive physical trauma better than any other demographic. The same crash that will kill a man of 40, let alone a man of 70, might leave a man of 19 o
by balding_n_tired 17y ago
Young men survive physical trauma better than any other demographic. The same crash that will kill a man of 40, let alone a man of 70, might leave a man of 19 or 20 badly injured. So I don't think fatality rates tell us much here. If we had a measure of damage to the car, correlated to age, that would help.
- bad_user 17y agoAny references? Rings true enough, but why is that? Is it because young bodies can absorb more on impact? Or because young people have better survival instincts?