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by brenden2 2220 days ago
Yes, but what people pay attention to are the conclusions, not the facts.
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But those are both facts - less people are driving, but if you do drive you're more likely to be in an accident. Are those conclusions? Would a presentation of facts just be the data itself?
Are you more likely to be in an accident? Or are you more likely to be in an accident with a fatality?

It seems like heavy rush-hour traffic is prone to creating a large number of accidents with a low total number of fatalities. When I drive around now, I believe the risk of accident per mile is significantly lower (city dweller used to typically packed city roads), but due to higher speeds, I can’t make the same claim about lower fatality risk.