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If you want to make a fair comparison, then one-sided car accidents should be removed too.

• cutemonster 2y ago
  No, they're not intentional, they're accidents. And can be reduced by traffic laws and speed limits. Suicides (that is, guns) are intentional.
  • digianarchist 2y ago
    Exactly. People rarely purposely kill themselves in their cars.
  • shpongled 2y ago
    Most car "accidents" are intentional - drivers are choosing to speed (35%), drive intoxicated (30%), or scroll tiktok (15%) rather than pay attention to the road.
    • cutemonster 2y ago
      Interesting, all those things could be prevented using modern tech? Eg eye tracking (Not abruptly stopping the car because looking at TikTok, but ... Fines? Limiting speed? Withdrawn license, if repeated?) And building more railways, subways! Also creates jobs. Edit: From where did you get the numbers? I googled for "solo car crash reason statistics", and sleepiness seemed to be one main reason (too?)
      • shpongled 2y ago
        I just googled "car fatalities [alcohol/distracted]" etc, and found either NHTSA or California statistics. All of them could be prevented using modern tech, but considering that we can't even get speed cameras socially/legally accepted I don't see it happening. We just don't have a culture of caring about this stuff in the US, despite >40,000 people dying each year due to traffic fatalities. [1] https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving [2] https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding [3] https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving