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Using public transport is, statistically, safer than a private vehicle. It is often perceived as unsafe, but perception is not reality.
by fwip 1y ago
Using public transport is, statistically, safer than a private vehicle.
It is often perceived as unsafe, but perception is not reality.
- whycome 1y agoThe likelihood of getting stabbed on a bus is probably higher than in a car. Perception of safety isn't just about accidents.
- kldg 1y agoNow I'm curious whether or not this is true. I'm much more likely to be killed or assaulted by friends or family than by a random person, and if I'm being killed by someone, the most likely killer by far is also the person they killed, even in the US. Further, while I know people who were shot in their car, I know nobody who was shot on a bus (I don't know anyone involved in knife violence in any capacity).
- Mawr 1y agoDo you have any reason to only care about being stabbed in particular? Is another car running a red light and smashing into yours, leaving you to bleed to death within the hour preferable to being stabbed somehow?