In L.A., 336 people died in crashes in 2023 and more than half of them were pedestrians. That's the highest number in more than 20 years and advocates are demanding action.
Duh? It’s also true in the US every year. In fact looking around I can’t find a single country where it’s not true.
The headline is trying to convey that cars are a bigger real threat to the population than the perception of violent crime would have you believe, but the social interest in addressing car deaths vs. anti-crime measures are wildly out of alignment with the actual harm caused by the respective issues.
My apologies, while making a jab at pointless gun violence, I failed to realize that my use of the word “normal” was indeed a poor choice of expression when referring to traffic casualties.
in normal countries this statement is true every year
Duh? It’s also true in the US every year. In fact looking around I can’t find a single country where it’s not true.
The headline is trying to convey that cars are a bigger real threat to the population than the perception of violent crime would have you believe, but the social interest in addressing car deaths vs. anti-crime measures are wildly out of alignment with the actual harm caused by the respective issues.
Normal countries? Why are cars so normalized
My apologies, while making a jab at pointless gun violence, I failed to realize that my use of the word “normal” was indeed a poor choice of expression when referring to traffic casualties.