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You know the best way to make the road super safe? Replace the airbags by a long pointy metal spike that goes next to the driver throat. Would that impact the
by 1996 8y ago
You know the best way to make the road super safe?
Replace the airbags by a long pointy metal spike that goes next to the driver throat.
Would that impact the way you drive? I think you would be super careful. Then, why do you think an airbag will not impact the way you drive? It does - only in the other direction.
We all have unconscious bias. Insurance increase risk. I want to minimize my risk, not my average payout. This requires recognizing my own biases.
If I'm kidnapped and dead, all the money in the world won't bring me back. So I'd rather feel unsafe, as it will discourage me from taking risks. In other words, I will not bet against myself.
I don't like making bet against myself, regardless of the reasons behind. So in general, I only take the minimum insurance legally mandated.
In the OP post, you can see that the existence of an insurance will increase his desire to take the job, and thus the risk of being kidnapped. I wouldn't do that, but I'm just talking about me
- yeldarb 8y agoIf that were true we should see an increase in fatalities per mile driven as safety features increase. We haven’t[1]. They have actually plummeted as cars have gotten safer. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_safety_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_safety_in_the_U...
- mandelbrotwurst 8y agoProposition: IF safety features increase AND safety features cause drivers to behave more recklessly THEN there will be an increase in traffic fatalities. This does not hold if the reductions in fatalities caused by the safety features are larger than the (alleged!) increase in fatalities caused by additional recklessness.
- yeldarb 8y agoSure, but the GP’s hypothesis was that “the best way to make the road super safe [is to] replace the airbags by a long pointy metal spike that goes next to the driver throat.” That doesn’t follow.
- 1996 8y agoIt was a joking way to say that driver behavior was affected by safety feature, not an actual proposal to install said spikes on all cars
- geofft 8y ago> Then, why do you think an airbag will not impact the way you drive? It does - only in the other direction. Why do you think this is more than an infinitesimal change?
- perl4ever 8y agoMotorcycle riders have a lot more risk than auto drivers, yet they don't usually act more conservatively. I see people driving classic cars, which would probably be instantly fatal in a crash just like a motorcycle, and yet they are driving conservatively.
- zhte415 8y agoAre you able to suggest better solutions or steps to better solutions?