- Oct 9, 1999
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Once or twice a month I will see a story in the local paper about a fatal car crash with these characteristics:
- Driver not drunk
- Alone in car
- Not wearing seatbelt
- Drove off the road and hit a tree/pole/bridge abutment, ejected from car, fatal injuries
- Often happens during the day
- "Speed was a factor" frequently mentioned
- No one witnessed the accident
I wonder how many of these situations are accidental, and how many are someone's way of committing suicide but making it look like an accident. Unless the people who don't wear seatbelts are just unbelievably unlucky.
- Driver not drunk
- Alone in car
- Not wearing seatbelt
- Drove off the road and hit a tree/pole/bridge abutment, ejected from car, fatal injuries
- Often happens during the day
- "Speed was a factor" frequently mentioned
- No one witnessed the accident
I wonder how many of these situations are accidental, and how many are someone's way of committing suicide but making it look like an accident. Unless the people who don't wear seatbelts are just unbelievably unlucky.