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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @02:42PM (#35979487)
> Don't turn left in Russia. You'll get t-boned almost every time.

I'm skeptical. How does this happen if I yield to traffic that's already on the road?

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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by thriftwy on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @02:50PM (#35979559)
Somebody decides to speed past you in the wrong lane as you try to turn?

Otherwise, it's not as dangerous as dashcam videos make it look. What's the opposite of survivor bias?

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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by theandrewbailey on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @03:08PM (#35979795)
> What's the opposite of survivor bias?

Confirmation bias, maybe.

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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @02:53PM (#35979599)
Oh, I see. I didn't lower my scumbag bar enough, I guess. Yeah, that's nuts.
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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by jefftk on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @04:27PM (#35980836)
Survivor bias is a specific case of selection bias, and the issue here is also selection bias: there's a selection effect on which dashcam videos you end up seeing.
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