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that’s a false equivalence. every driver has the ability to refrain from texting, talking on the phone, eating their breakfast, doing their makeup, reading the
by clairity 7y ago
that’s a false equivalence. every driver has the ability to refrain from texting, talking on the phone, eating their breakfast, doing their makeup, reading the paper (yes, i’ve seen this), etc. and instead focus on scanning the road and their mirrors while actively controlling their car.
- renewiltord 7y agoI'm talking about from the view of public health administration. There is no intervention available to us that will ensure a change in behaviour economically. We do have available to us the speed limit.
- clairity 7y ago> “There is no intervention available to us that will ensure a change in behaviour economically.” of course we do. you mentioned one yourself: “providing turbo lanes for ‘Class C+‘ drivers”. it’s only a matter of imagination to come up with others. speed limits are poor proxies for what really impacts lives saved.
- renewiltord 7y agoFair enough.