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by joshxyz 977 days ago
i could die from a car or get stabbed by a passerby.

those things scare me more than a nuclear power plant or an airplane crash.

statistically though what are the odds?

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Transport and Violence cause only 5% of early deaths. Here is a complete list for what should scare you more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rat...
From the link, it looks like "Unintentional Injury" is the #1 cause for Americans aged 1-44.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rat....)