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> ... by driving expensive or weird cars sadly increases bad outcomes Just saying: of all the brands in the US the one that has the least average accident by b
by TacticalCoder 3y ago
> ... by driving expensive or weird cars sadly increases bad outcomes
Just saying: of all the brands in the US the one that has the least average accident by brand ownership is... Porsche.
At this point, seen the sheer car hate all around, I don't drive a Porsche because I care about what other people think. I drive a Porsche because I don't give a fuck what they think (and I know they wrongly think it's a car creating lots of accidents, when it's actually the brand driven by the safest drivers out there).
- strogonoff 3y agoIt’s true that a driver who cares about their car may be using it better and safer, consistent with my argument above, so perhaps I am incorrect, who knows. (Although I believe larger SUVs and trucks are more deadly if they run into people.) On the other hand, I know for a fact that there is so much more noise specifically from showoff cars (and motorcycles, but mostly cars). Not all showoff cars do it, but almost all cars that do it are showoff cars. Not sure about their brands, because I just hear the noise which you can’t really escape from. As someone sound-sensitive, this caused me countless anxiety waves, which I reckon is consequential for health. Also, I have seen many examples where drivers of more expensive cars force pedestrians (and other drivers) to yield, bending rules in ambiguous situations, but I am not prepared to say whether I have perceptual bias on this (and in which direction).