Comment 108735

By AnjoMan (registered) | Posted February 04, 2015 at 23:34:19

His argument about risk is so bogus --- he is essentially saying that he is willing to risk the lives of others for the benefit of his own top speed of driving. If his argument made any sense he would be justified in also calling for an increase in the speed limit.

Coincidentally I was listening to this Strong Roads podcast and the point was made that when it comes to risks posed to people who drive, we go to extreme lengths to make sure they are safe, going so far as to design roads so that even if people drive 40 over they will not put themselves at risk, and if they do happen to drive drunk they will most likely not die as a result, since we remove trees and barriers. Conversely, when there is risk posed to those who walk we respond by building obstacles and trying to enforce that they do what is opposite to common sense --- e.g. expecting them to walk 500 feet just to cross the road.. Wethen blame them when they are hurt or killed while doing what makes sense --- taking the shortest path from A to B.

Comment edited by AnjoMan on 2015-02-04 23:38:18

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