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by mehrdadn 2275 days ago
Okay, feel free to slice and dice it however you want and share the results.
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The lifetime risk of dying in a car accident is about 1% in the US, according to https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortalit... .
And you're equating a lifetime chance with a < 1 year chance because... why? Is having a 1% chance of dying in the next hour the same to you as having a 1% chance of dying in the next 100 years? Is having a 99% chance of dying in the next hour the same to you as having a 99% chance of dying in the next 100 years?
I'd assume when you apply that comparison to society at large it becomes close to the same thing.