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The Cost of a Car Wreck

The average lifespan of a person who dies in a car wreck is 37 years. Ford used that number, well, almost that number to quantify the value of a human life. The problem with this is, is that really what they calculated was the cost to society in lost productivity. They didn't take into account some important stuff like the value that the individual places on his or her own life.

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