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except 99% doesn't necessarily mean "every time you drive"; it's obvious to me that if you drive for 100 miles you are more likely to get into an accident than
by TchoBeer 5y ago
except 99% doesn't necessarily mean "every time you drive"; it's obvious to me that if you drive for 100 miles you are more likely to get into an accident than 10 miles. It's probably closer to "in 99% of situations".
- icedchai 5y agoThe reality is that long term trips may, in general, be safer since you're on highways. Some statistics show that short term trips are more likely to have accidents. See https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2020/09/study-25-percent-of-car-accidents-happen-in-first-3-minutes-of-driving/ https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2020/09/study-25-percent-of-car-...
- TchoBeer 5y agoIt doesn't necessarily have to scale linearly like that, but I assume 10 miles on the highway is safer than 100 miles on the highway.
- dheera 5y agoHumans are particularly bad at highway driving long distances because they get highway hypnosis or fall alseep. On local roads on the other hand humans tend to do a good job reasoning with situations.
- TchoBeer 5y agoIf this is true then why do 25% of car accidents happen in first 3 minutes of driving
- vntok 5y agoBecause manoeuvers are hard. And whatever the task a human takes, they need up to a few minutes to get "in the zone" and fully focused on it. This includes driving.
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- kzrdude 5y agoHighways without intersections are very safe. Only on/off ramps. Mixing traffic directions and intersections are risk factors which mean that non-highways are more risky per kilometer.