Certainly knowing an area can breed inattention, or risky behavior based on familiarity. My hunch is that it still works out to be safer on average, but admitte

Certainly knowing an area can breed inattention, or risky behavior based on familiarity. My hunch is that it still works out to be safer on average, but admittedly I have no data for that. I was always under the impression that accidents happen close to home because that's where people spend most of their time so they get a lot more chances to have an accident there.