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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by dabluecaboose on Thursday June 01, 2023 @10:31PM (#36160132)
> (He might even be statistically more likely to run into the car he’s not used to seeing on the usually empty road via the stop sign he usually blows right through. Who knows?)

That's not how statistics work. Again, statistics mean little to the individual.

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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by ceejayoz on Thursday June 01, 2023 @10:51PM (#36160276)
“You are statistically more likely to die prematurely and painfully if you eat polonium” sure matters to individuals who eat polonium.

I don’t think you’re clear on the definition of “statistically”.

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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by dabluecaboose on Thursday June 01, 2023 @11:23PM (#36160526)
I don't think you are clear on the definition of statistically.

Citing things with >90% probability does not, actually, prove your weak point that "all statistical probabilities are individual certainties".

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