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.
      • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        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.

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      3 days ago

      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.

    • four@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, honestly you can look at this statement from two sides, depending on which rhetoric you want

      • Devial@discuss.onlineEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        There’s two sides to this, both of which are equally true.

        1. Cars are a fuck ton more dangerous than most people realise/think

        2. Violent crime is a whole lot LESS common/of a risk than sensationalist media makes most people assume.