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[–] endless_nameless@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know, man. I'm not a statistician, I'm just going off what they reported. I thought we all kinda agreed the CDC was one of the last reputable parts of our government.

It's an obvious public safety risk, seeing as the government takes action to mitigate the risk everywhere it gets icy every single year. Besides that, if we are placing anecdotes above official reporting, I only really know about this danger because my dad had a friend who was young and healthy who died from smacking his head on the sidewalk after slipping on ice.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago

You've not actually linked to where the CDC reports those statistics, so I'm not doubting the CDC so much as I'm doubting your memory of the statistics. The closest I could find from the CDC was that among those 65 or older "about 37% of those who fall reported an injury that required medical treatment or restricted their activity for at least one day"

That's a bit more nuanced than what you said, and isn't limited to slipping on ice (which may be safer, on account of all the extra layers you're wearing).