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So...guns and albums don't kill???

"Patel said FARS data can show car crash fatalities but cannot confirm that drivers were on their phones at the time of the crash. "

sure but i think it’s good to look at the study to interpret how the stats are being presented and i will say i think they did a fairly good job. controlled for days before and after, demographic analysis, controlled for factors like weather and other stuff that might randomly affect it

And pedestrians wearing earbuds walking in front of trains.

So, Fridays?

Fridays. Albums release on Fridays. Correlation

Pssst: This is a problem with cars and the people driving them, not the music

yeah, but they always will whenever cars are given free reign. Driverless cars will also kill people, its unavoidable whenever you let 2000kg of steel moving at speed operate near unprotected humans

Drivers are distracted by music. Music also reduces situational awareness. Follow the science for safe driving, not feelings.

Listening to music in your car = perfectly fine Singing along to music in your car = probably fine if you're casual about it Having a dance party in your car = wtf are you doing? there are living, breathing human beings near your 3,000lb driving machine

@dailycorrelation.bsky.social

I'm having a hard time believing this. It's just such a big number. We don't live in a monoculture anymore, so it's hard to believe that enough people are listening one specific album in a car - and vibing to it so much more than other music - to cause such a huge increase in traffic fatalities.

Piece of hard hitting journalism right here…bigly important shit.

Correlation is not causation

When significant music album launches coincide with a rise in distracted driving and traffic deaths, it underscores the critical nature of maintaining concentration when driving to avert severe outcomes.

When my next album comes out I hope it's BIG and lots of people die.

Score another point for Team Bike, eh?

That’s because the zero-day downloads contain subliminal activation phrases

Dude. Music is released on Fridays…

We’re gonna ban music before we fix transportation aren’t we?

What about buses and trains, CNN

Dead Beatz

Hah! I knew Taylor Swift was a killer!

maybe we shouldnt all be piloting deadly weapons all the time, idk

Oh fuck off.

Depends on circumstances. Chewing gum can help restore normal hearing for individuals experiencing temporary hearing muffling caused by air pressure changes, fluid buildup, or eustachian tube dysfunction. May also be viewed as insolence. Especially when done in an open mouth loud way.

Just stagnate in your music taste already, like an adult

Who amongst us hasn’t been distracted by anal bum cover while driving?

Did the authors consider that new music is almost exclusively released on Fridays, with many significant releases being held for early summer? I’m sure that has nothing to do with it tho… 🤦‍♂️

Not really quasi p-hacking.

don't all major albums drop on tuesdays?

It’s a commuter problem. Wouldn’t happen if we light rail and mass transit