• BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    This is a statistical fact that has basically no bearing on most individuals.

    Risk of death in a motor vehicle crash is affected by a ton of factors, most of them within your control.

    For example I live in a walkable city and I pay attention at crosswalks. When I drive, it’s mostly daytime highway driving in a well-maintained vehicle with the driver (me) not impaired. All this alone reduces my risk by orders of magnitude.

    At the same time there are people who are out there drunk driving on 2-lane roads and highways every weekend.

    • meowMix2525@lemm.ee
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      14 hours ago

      So you’re saying it’s always the victims’ fault when they die in a car crash? Edit: eliminated a problem word to avoid pedantry

    • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Same thing with riding motorcycles. I hear so often “don’t you know how dangerous it is?! Look at the statistics!” And yeah, it is objectively dangerous but by wearing proper gear and not being a complete idiot you can remove yourself from most of the statistics. Motorcycles attract a disproportionately thrill-seeking population, which makes motorcycles as a whole seem more dangerous than they are. If the people on bikes who are running red lights and doing 120 on the interstate didn’t have motorcycles they’d be running red lights and doing 120 on the interstate in cars and dying that way instead.

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        16 hours ago

        Most of my close calls were my fault. Other drivers, though, scare the hell out me. Maneuvering around motorcycles isn’t too common so you end up being a snag in someone’s driving habit.