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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The Halloween fact is not very shocking, the most shocking fact I learned from the other thread is that 10 children die on average per day in ~~car~~ pedestrian accidents in the US?!

In Germany we had 74 transport related child deaths for the whole last year, 31 of them where in cars. Yes, the US has a larger population than Germany. But, like, four times larger...

ETA: Though I'm not sure where the number 10 is coming from. I can't find it in the linked study and the graph suggests a lower number per ~~year~~day.