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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
But you actually can effectively decrease your chances of being the victim of a random car wreck by:
A. Living in a less car dependent place that doesn't require one to get into a car every time they leave their home.
B. Living in a place where vehicles tend to move at slower speeds relative to other places.
Of course, doing the above in the US more often than not means living in a place where "OMG, they're gonna murder babies!!! Haven't you seen the news?"
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Last accident I was involved in was in your neck of the woods; Uber driver rear-ended a delivery truck...for going too fast. He got one star. Yes, not driving does lower your odds but being less car dependent is not an option for most people because most cities are hopelessly designed around them and I'd suspect "accidents" are lower down the list of reasons why people want a less car dependent lifestyle; cost, convenience, lifestyle, etc. and they'll catch a cab to the airport with little thought of being killed in a wreck.
That said, having lived in big cities for 35 of my 51 years, I rarely give being a violent crime victim a second thought unless I'm in a shitty part of town which I tend to avoid anyway.
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