Should we be driving at all? After all, every second spent driving a car is equivalent to you killing someone with a low probability.
> It really looks like you're comparing the lives of human beings to young people having fun. What's the exchange rate?
It's the Quality-Adjusted Life Year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year
yikes, that's chilling.
> The method of ranking interventions on grounds of their cost per QALY gained ratio (or ICER) is controversial because it implies a quasi-utilitarian calculus to determine who will or will not receive treatment.
Should we remove the laws about driving while intoxicated? That's just another form of reckless endangerment that leads to loss of life.