Quote from: RE on Jan 29, 2026, 11:58 PMLet's not forget the BIGGEST killer of them all in the industrial era, car accidents.
Car accidents are a major, leading cause of death both in the United States and worldwide. With over 40,000 traffic fatalities in the U.S. annually (roughly one every 13 minutes) and over 1 million globally, they are a significant public health crisis
. They are the leading cause of death for children and young adults (ages 5–29) globally and for individuals aged 1 to 54 in the U.S.
RE
Certainly a huge cause of death, industrial era specific, but this one is often related to simple dumbassery, general incompetence, occasional equipment failures. Think.....chainsaw accidents....except at high speed.
But real collapse won't be involving car accidents, maybe horse and buggy accidents, bicycle accidents, punji stick and claymore accidents/fatalities as landowners defend themselves from roving bands of MZBs and whatnot.
Once your definition of collapse shows up, seems like the opportunity for continued large number of cager accidents will be the least of most folks concerns.