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Crazy how relevant this article is to what I have been reading this past week. I was recently doing some research into reducing my personal existential risk, an
by abhiminator 7y ago
Crazy how relevant this article is to what I have been reading this past week. I was recently doing some research into reducing my personal existential risk, and I concurred putting more energy into reducing/mitigating the baseline risk factors in automotive crashes and road safety in general is a worthwhile effort.
Also recommend reading this insightful article on LessWrong by an anonymous user [0]; has a few decent actionable steps one could take to reduce the risk on the road, aside from a nice collection of most risky habits one should AVOID doing to reduce their road death risk exponentially.
Additionally, I'm considering using local public transport more, and even thinking of moving to cities with better, safer public transportation as there's a MASSIVE difference in fatality rates of folks using private vehicles v/s folks using public transportation. [1]
And, QUIT using motorbikes. Exponentially higher chances of a fatality on a two-wheeler than on four wheels. [2]
[0] https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7XbcDaeigMaxW43EB/how-to-avoid-dying-in-a-car-crash https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7XbcDaeigMaxW43EB/how-to-avo...
[1] https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/01/car-bus-safety-research/514670/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/01/car-bus-safet...
[2] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/culture/commuting/why-i-quit-riding-motorcycles/article4405613/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/culture/commutin...