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What’s so funny about this? This joke makes light of a very serious matter, traffic accidents. It is the number one cause of death in the United States. More people die from car crashes than from war, disease, drugs or crime. So that makes it the perfect thing to joke about as long as it doesn’t hit too close to home. In other words, it’s easy to joke about something you’re not invested in, emotionally. If you’ve ever been in a car accident you know that even a little ding can be a traumatic experience. In most accidents, it’s usually only the car or cars that are damaged, but in a significant number, there are injuries to the drivers and passengers. Ultimately it can even result in one or more deaths. The greater the damages to property and people, the more emotionally charged the situation is. If you are directly involved then you’re not in the mood to laugh. If you know the people involved, you won’t want to laugh. If you’re reading about a car company’s negligence that caused death