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[–] 4 points 18 hours ago* (9 children)

If not, then why?

I didn't downvote, but I already mentioned my objection that ‘dead or alive’ aren't the only two possible outcomes of a car trip. So the calculation should be different.

The person who put her legs up on the dashboard and ended up with said legs way in her pelvis, has lived iirc.

Also, this is a prime example of a ‘black swan’ event: happens rarely, but when it does, you really fucking wish it didn't.

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  • [–] -1 points 17 hours ago (8 children)

    You’ll drive yourself insane thinking like this. And that’s my concern about modern society. When seat belt laws were passed half a century ago, we never thought about our legs being shoved up into our pelvis. We understood that it was a “carpet bombing” law. If you force a quarter billion people to wear seat belts, it’ll prevent thousands of deaths and injuries. But me personally, whether I wear a seat belt or not, I am just as safe. People have lost sight of that today.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago

    You’ll drive yourself insane thinking like this.

    Also btw, your general attitude regarding any kind of black-swan event should be 'huh, perhaps I should avoid that at a small cost, in case it fucks my entire family for three generations', and not 'who the fuck cares'. That's wisdom.

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  • [–] 1 point 12 hours ago (3 children)

    So I work in the trades. Most of my coworkers don’t use PPE because they are too tough or whatever. They say the exact same kind of stuff you say.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure where you work, but it sounds like it's dangerous if you need PPE. I'm being rational. Driving isn't as dangerous as something like a construction site.

    I'm not being tough. I'm genuinely concerned that the PSA terror campaigns of the past half century have warped the younger generations. You're suffering from Super Duper Mean World Syndrome.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 child)

    Are you sure? Construction workers are statistically far more likely to die while driving to/from work than on the job site. Ever since OSHA/modern workplace safety standards in the 70’s, auto wrecks are the leading cause of amputations in our society.

    Since the end of WWII, more American soldiers have died in on-base car crashes than in combat with enemy forces. The whole reason we have paramedics is because they realized people were dying at a higher rate on California state highways than on the frontlines of the Vietnam War.

    I really don’t think you appreciate how dangerous car driving is. I also dgaf and love driving and working on my carS, but you gotta be realistic. For most people, driving is the riskiest thing they do. Unless they ride motorcycles or fly small aircraft.

    Also I know more people who have died in car crashes than any other single cause. That’s anecdotal; but it lines up with the statistics. What I’m not sure of is why you think car driving is so safe. I also don’t appreciate, on a personal level, the implication that I’m an anxious/mentally ill wreck when you’re the one who appears to have an unrealistic view of the situation. Peace!

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  • [–] 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

    Your attitude is completely backwards. I won't drive myself anything at all, because I learn this once and then I don't think about any of that, but I follow the best practices every time — as in, I sit upright and strap in. I don't ever drive without the seat belt and don't put my feet up on the dashboard, and that's it, I've reduced my chances of being mangled while on the road a hundredfold.

    It's the most Zen approach possible. Just do the best thing every time, and you'll get the best possible chances.

    Repeat the mantra:

    • sit upright
    • strap in
    • drive
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