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I doubt how anybody can claim they're "driving safely" when the only observer is oneself and there is no baseline to compare against. This is about as statisti
by yongjik 13y ago
I doubt how anybody can claim they're "driving safely" when the only observer is oneself and there is no baseline to compare against. This is about as statistically meaningful as people buying homeopathy stuff because they "know" it works.
At least homeopathy doesn't kill bystanders.
- bryanlarsen 13y ago93% of drivers think they're a better than average driver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority#cite_note-26 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority#cite_note-...
- azth 13y agoWhile I know what you're getting at, it is possible to have X > 50% of a sample be better (or worse) than the average -- just being pedantic :)
- nb4hnp 13y agoPeople who complain about motorists being incompetent often fail to remember the thousands of other cars that they pass every single day without incident. 93% actually sounds low for people who are probably decent enough drivers. It's the rest of them that cause the problems that everyone loves to dwell on.
- bagels 13y agoAmazingly... (assuming normal distribution) more than half of them are probably correct.
- GrinningFool 13y agoNobody can judge what speed is safe for road conditions? A good driver can - even when that speed is actually lower than the posted speed limit.