Venkatesh Rao@vgr👀Quote TweetChris Rentsch@crentsch·May 26, 2022Firearms became the leading cause of death among 1-19 yr olds in the USA as of 2020. Source: NEJM DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc22017612:02 AM · May 26, 20222 Retweets9 Likes
Sky@docentdemagogue·May 26, 2022Replying to @vgrIsn’t this lockdown effects? Lots of less time spent in cars in 202011
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 26, 2022Replying to @docentdemagogueLooks like absolute number going up, not relative1
shb@himbodhisattva·May 26, 2022Replying to @vgrcars from 99-09: kinda weird timing? didn't AEB and rear cameras come later? is this the rise of parents with SUVs?1
davidad @davidad·May 26, 2022Replying to @himbodhisattva and @vgrfwiw, this aligns with a 2x reduction in injurious car crashes broadly, not specifically to do with children/parents11