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For people commenting that it is worth to sacrifice living space for a little bit of security: do you live in the suburbs (in order to have more space) or do yo
by yes_really 5y ago
For people commenting that it is worth to sacrifice living space for a little bit of security: do you live in the suburbs (in order to have more space) or do you live in a smaller apartment in the city (in order to have a shorter commute)?
The risk you avoid by reducing driving is much, much higher than the risk you avoid by having a second staircase in your building. People choose money/comfort over security all the time, but then act like making that choice is absurd and only a monster would do it.
- maximus-decimus 5y agoIs it really? Based on micromort stats in the U.S., walking and biking places is way way more deadly than driving a car per km. unless you drive everywhere while living downtown (which sounds unlikely), there is gonna be some sweet spot where you need to drive but don't live too far from where you need to go.
- LeifCarrotson 5y agoPer kilometer, yes. But people living in the city in apartments within walking distance of their workplace go far fewer kilometers per day. I spent a couple unfortunate years commuting some 160 km per day (by car). No one walks or bikes that far every day.
- maximus-decimus 5y agoright, but my point is that driving 16kms to work is not any more dangerous than biking 1km to work. Based on the states, driving 160kms per day is not more deadly than biking 10kms, so living 80kms from work and driving is the same level of danger as living 5kms form work and biking. and that only accounting for deaths, I have to imagine getting in a non-deadly bike accident is more damaging than a non-deadly car accident, although I don't have data to support or deny that theory.