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Technically .007% of Americans kill _themselves_ by driving into deer. The way you worded it makes it sound like the deer are going man-hunting!
by danny_codes 5y ago
Technically .007% of Americans kill _themselves_ by driving into deer. The way you worded it makes it sound like the deer are going man-hunting!
- jazzyjackson 5y agoreally makes me concerned for the high suicide rate in the deer population
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- SapporoChris 5y agoOkay, I laughed outloud. Thank you, I'll try to word it better next time.
- epistasis 5y agoThank you for your good nature on this topic. Driving is a fraught issue, in that we have all sorts of social attitudes around it that prevent us thinking critically about the necessity and costs of driving. I've always been skeptical of driving, since I lost my best friend to it in high school, and saw others lose their friends. But. Since I've had children, I've been completely radicalized, and find it hard to even discuss the issue with a lot of people because my views have diverged so much from the mainstream. I unintentionally offend people all the time, and seeing your attitude gives me hope for finding more productive ways to express my views, like danny_codes did here.
- earleybird 5y agoIn most deer / vehicle collisions, both are in motion so who hit whom is kinda moot. Deer are red-green colour blind and consequently there are certain scenarios where neither party sees the other until the last second.
- InitialLastName 5y agoIf everyone involved were operating at the the same amount of momentum as the deer, not so many people or deer would be getting killed.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y agoYou never know. I had a deer come down on my car from above, so...