We do everything we can to protect ourselves and our families from harm. As a nation, we spend countless dollars each year on health and safety products, healthy eating, exercise, installing security systems in our homes, and more.
A long time ago, we locked down the entire planet to protect people from a microscopic virus. But sometimes we pay shockingly little attention to the biggest, most obvious, and most immediate danger: driving.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 42,915 people died in car crashes in the United States in 2021 alone. That means nearly five Americans die in traffic accidents every hour and every 24 hours.