Comment Re:Three people a day? (Score 4, Insightful) 991
The World Health Organization reports that 1 million people a year die in automotive accidents and another 3 million die from pollution. Assuming that 1/6th of the pollution deaths come from automobile pollution (I suspect it's actually quite a bit higher) and ignoring other negative indirect effects of automobiles (noise, aggravation, etc.) gives us a net worldwide death burden of 1,500,000 per year from the automobile.
That's over 4,000 people dead from automobiles, daily. Or, another way, a 9/11 every day of the year.
That's over 4,000 people dead from automobiles, daily. Or, another way, a 9/11 every day of the year.
