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Similar to a phenomenon in sports - more and better protective gear leading to more aggressive play leading to more injuries instead of the expected less.
by lostphilosopher 7y ago
Similar to a phenomenon in sports - more and better protective gear leading to more aggressive play leading to more injuries instead of the expected less.
- lostphilosopher 7y agoAKA "The Peltzman Effect" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation#Peltzman_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation#Peltzman_eff... Was too busy to cite sources at the time, but for posterity: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/the-dangers-of-safety-equipment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/the-dangers-of-sa... https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/07/30/concussions-college-football-nfl-guardian-caps/2601063/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/07/30/concu... https://sports.cbslocal.com/2015/07/03/lemco-why-football-needs-less-pads/ https://sports.cbslocal.com/2015/07/03/lemco-why-football-ne...