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This really depends on the definition of a 'crash'. For example, fatal accident > insurance claim > minor incident. If we use insurance claim as the definition
by arrozconcosas 11mo ago
This really depends on the definition of a 'crash'. For example, fatal accident > insurance claim > minor incident.
If we use insurance claim as the definition then:
- The average driver files an insurance claim for a car crash about once every 17.9 years [1]
- The average driver drives 13,476 miles per year [2]
- This means one insurance claim per 241,220 miles driven by a human driver.
1. https://www.gtslawfirm.com/what-are-the-chances-of-getting-into-a-car-accident#:~:text=National%20Statistics%20on%20Car%20Accidents,once%20during%20every%2017.9%20years. https://www.gtslawfirm.com/what-are-the-chances-of-getting-i...
2. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm
- TheDong 11mo agoHowever, by percentage far more accidents happen in cities (including minor scrapes while parking etc), and the average driver's miles are a mix of city and highway (perhaps around 50/50? Numbers for that are hard to find). The waymo/robotaxi driving is basically entirely city driving, so I think I think it's reasonable to say human accidents for that type of driving are higher, possibly nearly twice as high as the estimate you got.