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The US is one of the safest places in the world to drive, and certainly in the same class as most developed countries. Is it the risk to individuals you object
by bdamm 8y ago
The US is one of the safest places in the world to drive, and certainly in the same class as most developed countries. Is it the risk to individuals you object to, or the environmental cost? Which matters more, lead in fuel or the burning of fuel itself? Should we just go ahead and ban all combustion engines? That would at least be fair across the transportation sector.
Microprocessor production is toxic. Should we ban microprocessors? Dry cleaning is notorious. Should we ban dry cleaning? Gasoline is toxic in all forms. Should we ban gasoline? Batteries are almost always toxic. Should we ban batteries? Or maybe we should just let the EPA and similar government bodies regulate this, along with the courts, which means we’re all good today.
- maxerickson 8y agoSo better than chaos is an accomplishment? There are quite a lot of people living in countries with ~½ the road fatalities per mile driven, which is quite the delta.