# Lockdown causes organ shortage

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lockdown-causes-organ-shortage/164711>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [May 23, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lockdown-causes-organ-shortage/164711 "2020-05-23T01:56:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lockdown-causes-organ-shortage/164711/1 "2020-05-23T01:56:02Z")

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I heard on _Science Friday_ that because of the lockdown, traffic accidents have fallen 23%. Because 33% of transplant organs come from traffic accident victims, the lockdown has exacerbated the shortage of transplant organs. [http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/sciencefriday/scifri202005221.mp3](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/sciencefriday/scifri202005221.mp3) , about 4 minutes in.

So get out there and generate an organ for transplant!

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lockdown-causes-organ-shortage/164711/2 "2020-05-23T02:46:32Z")

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After you.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lockdown-causes-organ-shortage/164711/3 "2020-05-23T03:22:36Z")

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Don’t worry. There’ll be plenty of supply as people go nuts the longer they are locked up.

> **[Traffic deaths spike in Minnesota despite low vehicle volume](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/04/09/traffic-deaths-spike-in-minnesota-despite-low-vehicle-volume)**
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> Department of Public Safety officials say even though traffic volume has dropped by about 50 percent since the stay-at-home order, fatalities on Minnesota roadways increased 50 percent over the past few weeks.