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I think getting killed in a car crash as the driver of a car is an overly specific measurement. What about injuries? What about if you’re struck by a driver whi

I think getting killed in a car crash as the driver of a car is an overly specific measurement. What about injuries? What about if you’re struck by a driver while crossing the street? One statistic that comes to mind is that in a crash involving a drunk driver, the drunk driver is much less likely to die because they don’t tend to tense up before the impact of the crash.

ljlolel 6y ago
They're still remarkably rare, don't change the analysis much, and don't matter as much as fatalities. What does get harder is there is no objective idea of what is a "major" accident versus "minor" accident, so you can spend a lot of time arguing and manipulating statistics, whereas death is easier to quantify objectively and compare (and also happens to be the most serious thing so a necessary analysis anyway).