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It is not about saving lives, and mobile phone distractions are not as bad as you think. Statistics are commonly misused. Speeding kills your pocketbook 2 explo
by t34543 7y ago
It is not about saving lives, and mobile phone distractions are not as bad as you think. Statistics are commonly misused.
Speeding kills your pocketbook 2 explores this in depth, fact checking accident statistics in BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzmVCSfRR38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzmVCSfRR38
- chki 7y agoGenerically referring to the Misuse of Statistics doesn't really add something to the discussion though. Is there a specific critique of the statistics regarding texting while driving?
- bradlys 7y agoI think the video shows how they are frequently misused. I wouldn't be surprised if the conclusions in the bloomberg article are also incorrect.
- joe_the_user 7y agoYeah, it's remarkable that distracted drivers don't cause very many accidents but, indeed, statistics show they don't. I'm an impatient driver (when I'm not watching myself) and distracted drivers slow me and when I'm watching someone drive distractedly, it is easy for me to think that driver is about to cause an accident but that view can be biased by my desire to pass that "slow, inconsiderate jerk".