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One of the leading causes of death in the US, period. 1 in 93, just about the same as guns. Half way to the opioid crisis. [1] [1] https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/
by arcticbull 3y ago
One of the leading causes of death in the US, period. 1 in 93, just about the same as guns. Half way to the opioid crisis. [1]
[1] https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/ https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-o...
- refurb 3y agoSure, but death rates in the US are super low overall, so #1 is irrelevant when there is always a #1. And you can’t ignore benefits with any cost. Giving someone cancer drugs has a chance of killing them but we don’t stop using them because a chance at a cure outweighs the costs.
- CalRobert 3y agoThey kill thousands of kids despite the fact the we stole the streetscape from those kids and with it their independence. How many kids walk or bike to school compared to 1940? If we put sharks in all the pools it would reduce drownings too ..
- refurb 3y agoLook at the death rate in the 1940's and compare it to today.
- CalRobert 3y agoYes, and consider the "kids having a semblance of independence" rate in the 40's too.
- refurb 3y agoI thought we were talking about death rates?
- CalRobert 3y agoSituation A: 100 kids walk to school, drivers kill 5 of them. Situation B: 98 kids are driven to school (because walking is dangerous!) 2 kids walk to school, drivers kill 1 of them. Which is safer?
- refurb 3y agoB clearly, fewer people died.
- Swenrekcah 3y agoThe streets are safer in your opinion in the scenario where 50% of pedestrians were killed?
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 3y agoYour sample size is too low to draw meaningful conclusions. A sample size of 2 is susceptible to random chance greatly influencing the outcomes.
- Swenrekcah 3y agoEverybody realises that. This was a thought experiment not a clinical trial.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 3y agoBut it's a useless thought experiment. It neither informs nor enlightens. It's garbage in, garbage out.
- Swenrekcah 3y agoNo it isn't. The purpose was to show the effects that car over-reliance has on public safety and quality of life. In the second scenario, everyone thinks the roads are too dangerous for kids (becuase they are, as evidenced by half of them getting killed) so they all drive their kids to school in oversized heavy vehicles making the roads even more dangerous.