3 ms·

What if the mistake was riding a bicycle? You don't seem to be coming at this from the perspective of someone who is really thinking about safety. Sorry to be

by 9991 1y ago

What if the mistake was riding a bicycle? You don't seem to be coming at this from the perspective of someone who is really thinking about safety. Sorry to be callous about it. You're understandably angry. It's one thing to say you accept the risks of a risky behavior, and yet another to declare nothing could have been done.

dijit 1y ago
It’s absolutely sick that we think of cycling as being dangerous and risk seeking behaviour. I’m coming from a part of the world that doesn’t needlessly look down on cycling (its common for nearly everyone to cycle in Copenhagen/Malmö) and the idea that people should become drivers because its safer is a total tragedy of the commons and would not hold much weight here - the cities would be crushed under the necessary weight of roads and cars. Other parts of the world need to get some more cars off the road by making safer infrastructure, it’s ridiculous.
- 9991 1y ago
  There's no judgement. It is dangerous, as the grandparent's story illustrates, regardless of what anyone thinks about it. If your kid's life is on the line, and you absolutely have to get the answer right, and you cannot unilaterally effect public policy, what do you need to do?
  - lloeki 1y ago
    > It's one thing to say you accept the risks of a risky behavior, and yet another to declare nothing could have been done. By that metric you end up doing exactly nothing (UK data): - riding a bike for 20 mi / 32 km: 1 micromort - walking for 17 mi / 27 km: 1 micromort - riding a motorbike for 6 mi / 10k: 1 micromort - taking a sit on a chair: 1.3 micromort - taking a bath: 0.3 micromort - night in hospital: 75 micromort Yes, walking is actually worse per unit of distance. I hope you don't sit on chairs too much, nor routinely enjoy taking baths. > If your kid's life is on the line Oh but would you even take the risk of having one? - Giving birth (micromort): Sweden 50 , UK 80, USA 170

by 9991 1y ago

dijit 1y ago

It’s absolutely sick that we think of cycling as being dangerous and risk seeking behaviour. I’m coming from a part of the world that doesn’t needlessly look down on cycling (its common for nearly everyone to cycle in Copenhagen/Malmö) and the idea that people should become drivers because its safer is a total tragedy of the commons and would not hold much weight here - the cities would be crushed under the necessary weight of roads and cars. Other parts of the world need to get some more cars off the road by making safer infrastructure, it’s ridiculous.

9991 1y ago
There's no judgement. It is dangerous, as the grandparent's story illustrates, regardless of what anyone thinks about it. If your kid's life is on the line, and you absolutely have to get the answer right, and you cannot unilaterally effect public policy, what do you need to do?
- lloeki 1y ago
  > It's one thing to say you accept the risks of a risky behavior, and yet another to declare nothing could have been done. By that metric you end up doing exactly nothing (UK data): - riding a bike for 20 mi / 32 km: 1 micromort - walking for 17 mi / 27 km: 1 micromort - riding a motorbike for 6 mi / 10k: 1 micromort - taking a sit on a chair: 1.3 micromort - taking a bath: 0.3 micromort - night in hospital: 75 micromort Yes, walking is actually worse per unit of distance. I hope you don't sit on chairs too much, nor routinely enjoy taking baths. > If your kid's life is on the line Oh but would you even take the risk of having one? - Giving birth (micromort): Sweden 50 , UK 80, USA 170