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Hearing reports of a thing on the news is actually a signal that such things are not common. That's why you don't see every little (or even big) traffic accide
by pmiller2 9y ago
Hearing reports of a thing on the news is actually a signal that such things are not common. That's why you don't see every little (or even big) traffic accident on the news. It's not special. It happens every day.
- CalRobert 9y agoIncidentally, the regularity of pedestrians being killed by drivers - to the extent that many folks (sorry, anecdata) blame the pedestrian more than the driver because walking is seen as the aberration, is my biggest fear about letting a kid run about. Funny enough people move their families to the suburbs for "safety', thereby increasing their miles driven and increasing the kid's risk of getting killed by a car.
- new299 9y agoThere are so many potential biases involved, that I'm not sure I would use "hearing it on the news" as a statistical metic to drive my personal evaluation. Obviously, if you're using it to set policy, some kind of study would be valuable.