• Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    You’re totally right, and this is supported the data! The USA has the least restrictive gun laws of any major developed country but has similar rates of gun violence as all other developed…oh wait, never mind, the USA has by far the highest gun violence rates of any major developed nation.

    Our per capita rate of gun violence is comparable to countries like Somalia, Iraq, and Haiti.

    And also, car deaths is a huge issue too, and we should restrict car ownership and encourage mass transit and related infrastructure. Making more of our cities pedestrian-only locations protected by bollards, would also make people even safer from both accidental and intentional car deaths.

    It’s also way better for the environment and thus, people’s long term health, leading to even higher life spans and better happiness.

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      1 day ago

      And get safer cars. The US has some kind of car arms race going on where you need a super large heavy car to be safe because the roads are full of big heavy cars… Resulting in much more deadly crashes for everyone. Besides most states driving test is a joke.

      • AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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        24 hours ago

        Cars are much safer than they used to be.

        Over the shoulder seat belts, ABS, airbags, crumple zones, stability control, etc all help prevent accidents and he’ll you walk away from any that still happen.

        • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          10 hours ago

          They are safe for car passengers, and a nightmare for everyone else on the street. High hoods with bad sight for drivers and awful impact profile for pedestrians, heavy cars which make low speed collisions much more deadly for everyone not protected by 3 tons of steel. Safety should be for everyone, not only car passengers.