Re:Ask HN: How to disclose something without disclosing it?
by yeldarb on Sunday July 15, 2018 @07:01PM
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If that were true we should see an increase in fatalities per mile driven as safety features increase. We haven’t[1]. They have actually plummeted as cars have gotten safer.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_safety_in_the_U...
Re:Ask HN: How to disclose something without disclosing it?
by mandelbrotwurst on Sunday July 15, 2018 @07:31PM
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Proposition: IF safety features increase AND safety features cause drivers to behave more recklessly THEN there will be an increase in traffic fatalities.
This does not hold if the reductions in fatalities caused by the safety features are larger than the (alleged!) increase in fatalities caused by additional recklessness.
Re:Ask HN: How to disclose something without disclosing it?
by yeldarb on Monday July 16, 2018 @08:30AM
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Sure, but the GP’s hypothesis was that “the best way to make the road super safe [is to] replace the airbags by a long pointy metal spike that goes next to the driver throat.” That doesn’t follow.
Re:Ask HN: How to disclose something without disclosing it?
by 1996 on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:39AM
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It was a joking way to say that driver behavior was affected by safety feature, not an actual proposal to install said spikes on all cars
Re:Ask HN: How to disclose something without disclosing it?
by perl4ever on Sunday July 15, 2018 @07:41PM
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Motorcycle riders have a lot more risk than auto drivers, yet they don't usually act more conservatively.
I see people driving classic cars, which would probably be instantly fatal in a crash just like a motorcycle, and yet they are driving conservatively.
Replace the airbags by a long pointy metal spike that goes next to the driver throat.
Would that impact the way you drive? I think you would be super careful. Then, why do you think an airbag will not impact the way you drive? It does - only in the other direction.
We all have unconscious bias. Insurance increase risk. I want to minimize my risk, not my average payout. This requires recognizing my own biases.
If I'm kidnapped and dead, all the money in the world won't bring me back. So I'd rather feel unsafe, as it will discourage me from taking risks. In other words, I will not bet against myself.
I don't like making bet against myself, regardless of the reasons behind. So in general, I only take the minimum insurance legally mandated.
In the OP post, you can see that the existence of an insurance will increase his desire to take the job, and thus the risk of being kidnapped. I wouldn't do that, but I'm just talking about me