I actually never realized this, but car are much more dangerous than any other threat to human life.
My parents are always worry about my safety whenever I go to less-populated areas or big cities in the U.S. Yet in 2021 there are total 26k homocide death in the U.S. [1] and there are 31k traffic death in the U.S. [2], you are almost 20% more in danger to be killed by a car than by a person, even in the U.S., a country with one of the highest homicide rate in the “developed” world [4].
We always convey something is “safe” by arguing that it is “safer than cars”, plane, buses, or even guns. But we never realized that cars are probably the MOST dangerous killing machine besides diseases [3]. Staying away from cars is actually one of the best strategy to survival for people in the U.S.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm
[2] https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/traffic-fatalities-estimates-jan-sept-2021
[3] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
But we never realized that cars are probably the MOST dangerous killing machine besides diseases
Not only that, motor vehicle fatalities are THE leading cause of death in the USA for ages 1-54 https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index.html
So diseases are only more fatal for <1 and >54 years old.
This is also vastly undercounting car-related deaths and overcounting non-car deaths. They are a major cause of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, and respiratory disease as well as chronic injuries that cause death later. Irate car drivers are also a significant category of homicides.
A lot of violent crime can also be traced to leaded gasolene.
A text tldr summary?
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Sitting in a car every day is not good for your health.
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risk of injury and death is much higher in a car compared to all other transit options.
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happiness with car commute is low or lowest when compared to other commuting mode shares. (Though this may just be a function of people with options liking their commute choice more, regardless of mode).
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i hate commuting
I love it, but I do it by bike and it’s great fun and great exercise.
yea, with bike better. although i would prefer an e-bike but ok
As long as it’s two wheels, it’s all good, my friend.
exactly
they always warned us of those car carrying communists!
is no one gonna talk about how there is a promo code in the post 😂
That’s just a preview from the link, which for a youtube link is the description.
I commute with a car to a bus which I commute with even further…
i always thoughtt that the phoenix metro area suburbs were the worse examples of suburban sprawl and i’m gratified to learn that i’m not he only one who thinks so. lol
also this guys lives in a studio in the phoenix metro area; i can’t image how much that sucks.
