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Number of annual U.S. Pedestrian Fatalties
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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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This data is not beautiful; it's propaganda. There is no reason for the y axis to not start at 0.
Graphs are ususally adjusted to what they should convey or often to mislead people, I agree. in this case however I personally think the important info is that the amount of casualties is back to where it was 40+ Years ago, not the absolute numbers.
Why have a big gap underneath the graph? It is totally normal to adjust the axis to fit the data. This isn't a conspiracy, it's standard math.
I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy like the guy you replied to, but it’s generally considered correct to include 0 on graphs like this to show proper scale. If I had submitted a paper with this graph in grad school, all of my reviewers would have kicked it back.
If you want to get technical, it's only standard math if there's a symbol indicating the scale doesn't start at 0. Data is used like this all the time to misrepresent reality and yes, it's considered "normal" to do things that way.
50% less fatalities is propaganda?
Fewer