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I think you misunderstand, the historical argument was that if we put seat belts, air bags, antilock brakes, power steering, etc. in consumer cars, then the ove
by snowwrestler 5y ago
I think you misunderstand, the historical argument was that if we put seat belts, air bags, antilock brakes, power steering, etc. in consumer cars, then the overall level of driving skill and risk-tolerance would decline so far that no one would want to, or be skilled enough to drive race cars anymore.
- Rumudiez 5y agoFrom my experiences nobody who argues with this point knows how to drive. It’s like asking a cocky jr eng to make a Twitter clone – of course they think it’s simpler than it is. I’ve never had a Lyft or Uber drive properly take a corner. I’ve had one take all four wheels into the shoulder while getting on the freeway because he oversteered and then took his foot off the gas. If you knew, you’d know. You don’t know. Edit to add the reason no one is afraid of their terrible, awful lack of skill in this apparently dangerous activity is at least in part due to the risk homeostasis effect of increased safety features.
- atatatat 5y agoYep.