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Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au... by perl4ever on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:41PM (#23385427)
Is 1 million miles really the approximate distance between major accidents? Because in a lifetime, many people would approach that, and yet most people don't die in auto accidents.
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Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au... by jdxcode on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:45PM (#23385469)
I think most people are in a major car accident at some point in their life. Major doesn't mean death.
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Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au... by leereeves on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:44PM (#23385464)
According to AAA, in the US there is approximately one injury accident per million miles driven, and one fatal accident per 100 million miles:

https://aaafoundation.org/rates-motor-vehicle-crashes-injuri...

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Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au... by Marsymars on Monday June 01, 2020 @09:02PM (#23386028)
Besides what the other replies have said, you can also work backwards from insurance rates and margins, and it generally tracks.
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