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Approx. 3700 fatalities a day globally while driving, and no one bats in an eye when it comes to getting in a car.
by bastardoperator 3y ago
Approx. 3700 fatalities a day globally while driving, and no one bats in an eye when it comes to getting in a car.
- bookofjoe 3y ago45k last year in the U.S. = 123/day
- jemmyw 3y ago1.19 million last year globally = 3260/day
- bastardoperator 3y agoCDC says 1.35 million per year, this also includes pedestrian and cyclist deaths. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index.html#:~:text=Each%20year%2C%201.35%20million%20people,on%20roadways%20around%20the%20world.&text=Every%20day%2C%20almost%203%2C700%20people,pedestrians%2C%20motorcyclists%2C%20or%20cyclists https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index....
- MomoXenosaga 3y agoPlanes fell out of the sky all the time in the 1930s-60s and it didn't deter the rich, famous and powerful. Because if you wanted to travel from Amsterdam to Batavia by ship it would take weeks...