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An economist had a thought experiment it may promote safer driving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Tullock#Tullock's_spike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by et-al 4y ago
An economist had a thought experiment it may promote safer driving:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Tullock#Tullock's_spike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Tullock#Tullock's_spike
They installed a divider on the Golden Gate Bridge back in 2015, and there was an unintended consequence of drivers speeding more because the perception of safety increased.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Golden-Gate-Bridge-barrier-leads-to-rampant-6034315.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Golden-Gate-Bridge-ba...
- rkangel 4y agoThis is a phenomenon called risk compensation. The Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation) covers the mechanism well, but misses one important thing - in every study that was ever done, the risk compensation effect was less than the safety effect introduced. E.g. the Golden Gate bridge barrier was a big increase in safety, and while people driving faster mitigates some of it it's still definitely an improvement. [I don't have data on the Golden Gate Bridge specifically, just using it as an example]
- idontwantthis 4y agoPeople are suicidal enough in cars now. I think anything can get normalized pretty quickly.
- BizarroLand 4y agoMan, people are using weighted chains to keep their Tesla Autopilots thinking a human is in control so they can sleep on their way to the office. The world is full of crazy and stupid people.