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I remember thinking about something similar many years ago. I saw ever increasing safety mechanisms in automobiles. Instead of training to be better drives th
by snarfy 3y ago
I remember thinking about something similar many years ago. I saw ever increasing safety mechanisms in automobiles. Instead of training to be better drives that don't crash, we add seat belts, crumple zones, multiple air bags, anti lock brake, etc. It's an arms race to mediocrity. It seemed like the end game would be cars made out of nerf.
At the time, I thought the solution was to go in the opposite direction. Add more metal, spikes, and other sharp things. Make them more dangerous, like something Sauron would drive.
- basil-rash 3y agoYes. This is why I disabled my car’s airbags: nothing will keep you more alert and defensive when driving than an awareness that any accident will result in near certain death.
- snarfy 3y agoI didn't say it was a good idea. It's more an observation about incentives which I did feel was relevant about gp's comment on philosophy.
- bluGill 3y agoDrivers have not gotten more dangerous because of all those things though - they have stayed the same. (Larger cars are more dangerous - but this is about drivers) We should be training drivers more, but I don't know how to get nearly every adult to agree to spend several weeks a year in a classroom.