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This is just another reflection about how people will avoid doing things they think are "dangerous" when they will without a thought spend enormous time driving
by lutorm 17y ago
This is just another reflection about how people will avoid doing things they think are "dangerous" when they will without a thought spend enormous time driving, which considering the time spent doing it is quite close to the top in risk of fatality or serious injury.
- silentbicycle 17y agoAccording to the US Census Bureau's statistics[1], an annual average of 43,800 people have died within thirty days of a car accident in the years surveyed between 1980-2006. To put this in perspective, 58,228 Americans were killed during the entire Vietnam War.[2] Likewise, for injuries, an average of 3.1 million were injured per year in car crashes[3], and 153,452 Americans were wounded during the Vietnam War.[2] [1]: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/09s1063.pdf [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties#United_States_Armed_Forces [3]: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/09s1066.pdf Covers 1990-2006.