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> With radio, air conditioning, seated on a comfy seat,... Last year 40,000 people died in car crashes in just the US. Cars are one of the top contributors to

by rtlfe 4y ago

> With radio, air conditioning, seated on a comfy seat,... Last year 40,000 people died in car crashes in just the US. Cars are one of the top contributors to climate change and air pollution. The space they take up prevents people who want to walk from being able to. But yeah, that's all worth it so you can listen to the radio.

pjmlp 4y ago
How many bycicle accidents, with deep injuries?
- debesyla 4y ago
  https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813118 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/... says that in 2020 it was 0.269 deaths per 100k of population -> so around 890 total deaths in that year. (There are stats about other transportation modes too.)
  - rtlfe 4y ago
    And of course nearly all of those involved cars. There would be basically no bicycle deaths if we didn't have to share the roads.
    - pjmlp 4y ago
      Most people I know with bycicle accidents that had to go through surgery, managed to achieve it without help from cars.