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The Birdwatch note also assumed he was using lifetime risk of dying in a car crash, which he wasn't (I double checked). I am not 100% sure that miles traveled
by BryantD 4y ago
The Birdwatch note also assumed he was using lifetime risk of dying in a car crash, which he wasn't (I double checked).
I am not 100% sure that miles traveled is the most meaningful statistic, FWIW. Wouldn't it make more sense to use hours spent on each form of transportation?
- spikels 4y agoAppears that that Birdwatch was removed. I assume this was from people rating it after it appeared and the annual versus lifetime error was found. Deaths per X miles traveled is the standard metric. Deaths per hour would be a very strange way to compare forms of transit given that the purpose is travel not wasting time.
- BryantD 4y agoOnly if everyone can always optimize their travel choices by time, which obviously we can’t or all travel in Manhattan would be via helicopter.