If industries related to car dependency had to include a disclaimer about the side effects of their products, we'd have much more fruitful conversations about human flourishing.
As a medical professional, I've recently had to do some continuing education modules about the opioid crisis/epidemic, and the breathless announcement that over 42,000 people died in a single year from opiate overdoses sometime since 2020 frankly made me pretty angry. It's true and it's sad that those deaths occurred but it's also infuriating that the medical community is getting all worked up about this opioid death number and yet there is NOTHING, no continuing ed, no anguish, no advocacy, about those kinds of numbers of people killed (not to mention injured) EVERY YEAR for DECADES by CARS. What the H* are we thinking???
Brings to mind a great quote from Robert De Niro in Zero Day, along the lines that freedom allows people to do whatever they want, while liberty protects others from those actions. We need more of this kind of liberty when it comes to protecting people from cars and drivers.
As a medical professional, I've recently had to do some continuing education modules about the opioid crisis/epidemic, and the breathless announcement that over 42,000 people died in a single year from opiate overdoses sometime since 2020 frankly made me pretty angry. It's true and it's sad that those deaths occurred but it's also infuriating that the medical community is getting all worked up about this opioid death number and yet there is NOTHING, no continuing ed, no anguish, no advocacy, about those kinds of numbers of people killed (not to mention injured) EVERY YEAR for DECADES by CARS. What the H* are we thinking???
Great point. I haven't looked at opiate stats recently.
I'll try to see if I can find a reference and get back to you!
Brings to mind a great quote from Robert De Niro in Zero Day, along the lines that freedom allows people to do whatever they want, while liberty protects others from those actions. We need more of this kind of liberty when it comes to protecting people from cars and drivers.