Before people freak out and say "Wow, I guess we shouldn't trust trains", in Q1 of 2026, 90 days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 7770 people died from cars in the US. That's an average of 86 people a day, every day, from cars. And they considered that a good number, because it was down 4% from other quarters!

So yes, this is a tragedy. But it's also a rare occurrence that probably killed fewer people than October 28th alone did on the streets of car central.