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Pemalite said:
JRPGfan said:

Torillian just say it like this : 

Car's kill about 30,000-35,000 every year in the US.

Corona Virus HAS killed 134,000+ in about 4 months.

thats like 4-5 times as many deaths, by corona virus, in about 1/3th the time.
OR potentially ~15 times as much, as Cars do pr year, so far, in the USA.

Difference with Cars is that we do everything in our absolute power to prevent the deaths, billions of dollars into research and infrastructure, people even get "trained" to handle them appropriately.

If some people start getting killed in an unexpected manner while driving in the near future, say because a certain model part has a deadly problem, would the Gov forcibly stop everyone from driving their cars? Maybe just the cars and owners that are directly part of the problem without negatively impacting everyone else? Would the Gov even necessarily need to get involved? Certain drivers in specific cases get treated differently, and can have their vehicles recalled or potentially have their licenses pulled for reckless behavior, so only they and not everyone are negatively impacted going forward.

Cars may kill about 30,000 every year, but what about the flu in comparison, and then there's covid-19. How many death's is too many and what is and isn't worth comparison if every last life counts? Are all lives equal or are some more important and worth more than others?