Re:A daredevil climber risking his life for breathtaking views
by Chris2048 on Thursday February 01, 2018 @06:57PM
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Again, what's that relative to car usage?
> by far the most dangerous thing your average american does everyday is get in a car, and that is by a large margin
Not true if the frequency is ignored. Landmines kill fewer Americans, but stepping on one is more dangerous than stepping in a car.
https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_all_deaths_by_...
And the largest part of that has until recently been car accidents (comprising the larger transportation related catagory)
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/164522/20160612/car-crashe...
Now apparently its drug overdose, which is one of those cases where intent (aka suicide) isn't always clear.
But by far the most dangerous thing your average american does everyday is get in a car, and that is by a large margin.
*this is why the focus on "terrorism" and "gun control" both piss me off, seatbelt, airbag, backup cameras, etc laws save more lives every month than all the terrorism related activity in the last couple decades, despite the government spending orders of magnitude more on the latter.