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Meanwhile, being hit by a bus or train is far more deadly than being hit by the largest SUV on the market. And yet will anyone here say that moving away from ca
by phendrenad2 4y ago
Meanwhile, being hit by a bus or train is far more deadly than being hit by the largest SUV on the market. And yet will anyone here say that moving away from cars and adopting public transit is a bad thing? Perhaps focusing on one variable isn't the best way to reason about the world. Just maybe...
- Schroedingersat 4y agoI don't get drunk train drivers speeding down my street at 3 am and I've never seen a bus suddenly back out of a parking lot or driveway without looking. Correctly designed transit and trucking has very few conflict points (ie. none on a grade separated metro or proper RBT) and many many fewer vehicles. Cars represent unique dangers which are made significantly worse by size, speed, and mass. It is very difficult to kill someone in a 20-30mph LEV which weighs 100-400kg
- phendrenad2 4y agoYou're still just accounting for one or two variables. Which is pretty much how all discussions online go, so I'm not sure why I'm wasting my time.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoWell by which variables does manipulating markets to make small vehicles uncompetitive (or outright ban them) and having public policy designed to make non-car travel as difficult as possible make anyone's life better?
- phendrenad2 4y agoNo idea, but that's changing the subject.
- echelon 4y agoWe humans like to get mad at things, especially things we have no power to control. Which externalities do we tax? Which behavior of others should we control? What corporate and economic policies are bad? What should we do to stop the country from melting? I do it too. It's a tale as old as time.