I don't think this is the argument the author of the article was trying to send at all. This accident could have just as easily happened in a dense urban core, as it could have in suburbia.
The message was something else - sometimes, bad things just happen to people, and there is little you can do about it other than move on, and learn from the experiences.
The message was something else - sometimes, bad things just happen to people, and there is little you can do about it other than move on, and learn from the experiences.