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> because the road is no longer predictable It will never be fully predictable: people make mistakes. It is always safer and better to assume that someone will
by ericHosick 12y ago
> because the road is no longer predictable
It will never be fully predictable: people make mistakes. It is always safer and better to assume that someone will do something unpredictable like run a red light. It could even be because of mechanical error.
When riding motorcycles in ~~Asia~~ some asian countries (did it for 6 years), you assume that people will run the red light. It happens, during rush hour, 100% of the time.
So, you drive appropriately and it is safer because of that.
Edit: changed Asia to some asian countries. I didn't want to be specific but ended up being to general which was wrong.
- nickkthequick 12y agoYou're saying that Asian countries have fewer accidents because people run red lights? Do you have a source on any of this?
- morcheeba 12y agoI believe eric is referring to this kind of mentality: http://knowledge.allianz.com/mobility/transportation_safety/?1841/risker-streets-reduce-accidents http://knowledge.allianz.com/mobility/transportation_safety/...
- nickkthequick 12y agoI'm familiar with the idea, but if people run a red light 100% of the time, that becomes the new norm and therefore what is safe and expected. Don't forget that we're driving around in metal boxes powered by explosions, that didn't always seem safe (and certainly wouldn't to people if we suddenly introduced them to a society hundreds of years ago) but now it does seem safe.