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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51281013
Danger of crashing is lower.
Danger of being stabbed is higher.
/s
Who invited the terminal car brains in the comments?
Car brains sneering at unhoused people and addicts, and not stopping to think about how a society that shuns public works might lead to these scaaaary daaaangerous people existing. Typical.
Do you consider danger risk of death or risk of pickpocket?
In so much as it's dangerous, it's really a question of whether your community is dangerous. A dangerous community is a problem whether you're walking, subway-ing, or even isolated away in little cars; removing access to (for instance) the subway in new York will not make people safer or reduce the 0ublic disturbances that occur there
Yes but the chance of a meth head sneezing on me is nearer zero while driving.
Another issue we need to fix
Pretty sure this is a purposeful misunderstanding of why people think public transit is more dangerous than driving.
It had nothing to do with vehicle or crash safety.
When driving my own car, the likelihood of getting stabbed by a crackhead wanting my wallet is basically zero.
Even if the public transit events are rare, I find it hard to believe that road rage that actually goes all the way to violence (versus just aggressive driving and talk) is more common still.
Pretty sure this is a purposeful misunderstanding of why people think public transit is more dangerous than driving.
Which means that not only did you not read the article, you didn't even read the excerpt displayed on this page.
P sure anyone who's had their head cracked open or legs squished in a car crash would prefer the stabbing.
Pulled a guy from a wreck a couple weeks ago, I think he lived, but god damn.
When driving my own car, the likelihood of getting stabbed by a crackhead wanting my wallet is basically zero.Even if the public transit events are rare, I find it hard to believe that road rage that actually goes all the way to violence (versus just aggressive driving and talk) is more common still.
Personally I'd assume the opposite, but maybe that's my European perspective coming out
