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Cars have absolutely gotten more dangerous as they’ve increased in size — for anyone outside of one.
by kn0where 3y ago
Cars have absolutely gotten more dangerous as they’ve increased in size — for anyone outside of one.
- prepend 3y agoYet vehicle mortality rate has decreased [0] and pedestrian mortality rate is a bit trickier as over the past 40 years it dropped and then climbed back to where it was in absolute numbers [1]. So it’s definitely less dangerous based on the rate of drivers, passengers and pedestrians who die each year. Please share any better metrics you like for showing increase in danger. [0] https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/yearly-snapshot#yearly-snapshot https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/yearl... [1] https://www.axios.com/2023/06/23/pedestrian-deaths-cars-suvs-roads-unsafe https://www.axios.com/2023/06/23/pedestrian-deaths-cars-suvs...