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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by scruple on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @10:56AM (#40646910)
I don't really agree anymore. These massive vehicles on the road means that suddenly everyone has developed a very real intuition for F=ma and they're all competing in a sort of arms race to survive car crashes. Wanna improve your odds of surviving? Get the biggest fucking thing you can.
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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by hellojesus on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @05:01PM (#40651420)
This was actually my father's arguement when I turned 16. He hypothesized that I was a new driver and therefore more likely to be involved in a crash, but if I wanted to survive a crash I needed a larger vehicle than the other one involved in the collision.

I didn't much care either way, but I do still consider this when comparing new vehicles.

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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by eru on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @04:13AM (#40655741)
Better to kill than be killed?
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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by hellojesus on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @11:10AM (#40658995)
Yes. Typically. Unless you have some compelling reason to sacrifice, it's typically a safer bet to be alive having killed some other random driver than be dead. Especially when the perspective is a parent ensuring their genetic pool.
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