California Covid-19 traffic report finds silver lining

Re:California Covid-19 traffic report finds silver lining by ben_w on Sunday April 19, 2020 @02:20AM (#22913962)

Surely the important number is per lives saved rather than per lives lost?

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Re:California Covid-19 traffic report finds silver lining by nostromo on Sunday April 19, 2020 @02:26AM (#22913981)

Costs always matter. It’s rarely said in polite company but it’s true.

I suppose it’s impossible to know if we’re striking the right balance at the moment, but it’ll be interesting to see the analysis after it’s over.

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Re:California Covid-19 traffic report finds silver lining by WD-42 on Sunday April 19, 2020 @02:33AM (#22914011)

I think you’re missing the point. It’s hard to tell when preventative actions work. It’s easy to tell when they fail. Right now the evidence is things would be a lot worse without them.

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Re:California Covid-19 traffic report finds silver lining by ben_w on Sunday April 19, 2020 @07:18AM (#22915033)

I’m criticising the denominator, not the numerator.

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