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It took a century of blood to make cars as safe as they are today.
by exe34 3y ago
It took a century of blood to make cars as safe as they are today.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoA quick glance at crash statistics for the US suggests that no meaningful advances have been made in automobile safety in the last 20 years give or take. This assumes you accept fatalities per driver hour as a valid metric.
- exe34 3y agoYou have to realise the cost function being optimised isn't "lives saved", but lawsuits Vs profits for shareholders.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoI feel like we're arguing the same side here? We didn't get mandatory in-console ADHD factories and 6000lb daily drivers that punch through DOT guardrails because they enhance safety.