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The ”safer” your car is, the more dangerous it is for everyone else in traffic usually.
by swexbe 4y ago
The ”safer” your car is, the more dangerous it is for everyone else in traffic usually.
- margorczynski 4y agoYes. But that doesn't change the fact that given current reality the safety of moving in a car is higher than when using a bike. How it could and should be is a different matter.
- garte 4y agoThis thinking seems self-defeating to me and only serves to uphold the status quo or - sadly - make things worse.
- margorczynski 4y agoHow is looking at reality and making choices that based on that analysis are best for the safety of you and your family self-defeating? You're putting activism into the mix and if you're willing to put more risk on yourself and/or your family to prove a point then it is your choice to do so.
- mrpopo 4y agoIt's not "activism" or "proving a point", it's the prisoner's dilemma. You maximize the global reward (fewest accidents) by putting yourself on the most risky position.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoI think that is literally the meaning of activism
- pastage 4y agoAs I state in a sibling above this is not the case it is just how we think as humans. You do a lot more harm to you kids and family by driving them in a car.
- googl-free 4y agoIt's only safer on a per mile basis. Per hour and per trip, driving is more dangerous.
- avianlyric 4y agoNo so clear cut. I almost every city in the world cycling rather than driving will increase your life expectancy. Even when factoring in risks associated with not moving around inside a 1 ton metal box.
- pastage 4y agoActually being in a car is statiscally more dangerous than doing your commute on a bike, because of health reasons. Accidents are not that important.