We go to incredible lengths to protect ourselves and our families from harm. As a nation, we spend countless dollars each year on health and safety products, healthy food intake, exercise, and security systems in our homes.
Not long ago, we locked down the entire planet to protect people from a microscopic virus.
But sometimes, we pay shockingly little attention to our biggest, most obvious, and most immediate danger: traveling by car.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 42,915 people died in car accidents in the United States in 2021 alone. That means nearly five Americans die in traffic accidents every hour, 24 hours a day.