One thing drivers do, if they're committed to their dissonance about cars, is point out small, trivial errors.
For example, I made the statement "cars are the leading killers of children on earth" -- but actually, this is only true for children between ages of 5 - 19.
Gotcha!!
For example, I made the statement "cars are the leading killers of children on earth" -- but actually, this is only true for children between ages of 5 - 19.
Gotcha!!
I of course did not mean to erase the world's toddlers, or the challenges of overcoming malaria, dysentery, etc.
But if you're born in the USA you are still more likely to be killed by a driver than anything else before the age of ~ 40.
That said ...
But if you're born in the USA you are still more likely to be killed by a driver than anything else before the age of ~ 40.
That said ...
If drivers really cared about the lives of children, we'd take the same, aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to traffic violence as we've taken to eradicating the water-borne and nutrient-related diseases that kill so many kids around the world.
But something tells me ...
But something tells me ...
... this ain't actually about the kids.
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