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Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year

(www.helsinkitimes.fi)
1163 points DaveZale | 5 comments | 30 Jul 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.236s | source
1. iambateman ◴[02 Aug 25 19:24 UTC] No.44770576[source]▶
As Hank Green said…”no one tells you when you don’t die.”

There’s several people walking around Helsinki right now who would not be had they not made safety improvements…we just don’t know who they are.

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2. kennywinker ◴[02 Aug 25 21:30 UTC] No.44771722[source]▶
Several people is an understatement. based on population, if it was the US there’s more than 160 people in Helsinki every year NOT killed. So, thousands of people.
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3. anon191928 ◴[03 Aug 25 07:57 UTC] No.44774936[source]▶
Meanwhile, US is losing 100 a day for traffic related days. It's literally like a war
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4. mallets ◴[03 Aug 25 10:48 UTC] No.44775623{3}[source]▶
And likely 10x that number injured or 3-4x with permanent life-altering injuries.
5. mbs159 ◴[05 Aug 25 11:00 UTC] No.44796558{3}[source]▶
Considering that it was ~8 US soldiers / day during the Vietnam war, it seems much worse