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stavros on July 9, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars

"One of the top" is a nice weasel phrase. Lightning strike is one of the top causes of death in the US too, for a large enough number of causes. Not wearing a seat belt caused more deaths than speeding, yet cars don't refuse to start without a seat belt.

nunez on July 11, 2024 [–]

Not a weasel phrase. 10-20k deaths/year are caused by speeding. #2 cause of passenger accidents in the US according to The Zebra. https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/causes-of-fatal-c...

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