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Igoos99 t1_j1fcvxv wrote

Ok, I initially read that as 50 people died. 😳😳😳

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Murderlol t1_j1g4s0l wrote

Across the whole U.S. that's probably accurate. Or will be when it's over.

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Yevon t1_j1goh2k wrote

In 2021, 117 people died in car collisions per day on average for a total of 42,915 car related fatalities that year. I would be surprised if this storm lowered that daily number.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/early-estimate-2021-traffic-fatalities

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Fine_With_It_All t1_j1iv66g wrote

It’s staggering how unsafe many drivers are. The sad part, they kill thousands of people just going about their day

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