Unless I drive away, a close friend can’t even get insurance for her bike anymore, because a hit and run left her with a TBI, and she had to fight the insurance company to cover it.
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KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
you know what else is crazy? That prison sentence you get after you run me over for negligent manslaughter.
EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 4 months ago
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
depends on how well that works more than likely, chances are you’re going to end up killing someone eventually, if you do run.
Takios@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
If you’re in Germany, a car is the best weapon to get away with murder since car drivers (especially the elderly) usually get only a slap on the wrist if they injure or even kill someone.
uis@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I wouldn’t be surprised, if even in america cars kill more people than guns.
lengau@midwest.social 4 months ago
It’s actually pretty similar in the US - roughly 40,000 annual car and gun deaths each. American roads are also less safe than most peer countries.
uis@lemm.ee 4 months ago
14.5k in Russia… This is huge. I feel sad.
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No, but it’s actually pretty close.
Cars: 40,990 people The agency estimates that 40,990 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2023, a decrease of about 3.6% as compared to 42,514 fatalities reported to have occurred in 2022. The fourth quarter of 2023 represents the seventh consecutive quarterly decline in fatalities beginning with the second quarter of 2022.Apr 1, 2024
NHTSA Releases 2022 Traffic Deaths, 2023 Early Estimates
Guns: 42,967 people In 2023, 42,967 people died in the United States from gun related injuries. Between 2010 and 2020, gun-related deaths rose by roughly 43%. Every day, on average, at least 327 people are shot across the US, including roughly. 115,552 are shot.Feb 14, 2024
Nearly 43000 died from gun violence in 2023: How to tell the …
uis@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Do crashes include running over?
uis@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Also you linked same source twice
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
i thought america was bad with car laws.
Apparently not.