Fuswoo@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 9 days agoThere’s a common perception in the U.S. that taking public transit is dangerous. It's actually safer than driving.www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square148linkfedilinkarrow-up1591arrow-down114file-textcross-posted to: chicago@midwest.social
arrow-up1577arrow-down1external-linkThere’s a common perception in the U.S. that taking public transit is dangerous. It's actually safer than driving.www.scientificamerican.comFuswoo@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square148linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: chicago@midwest.social
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·8 days agoPublic transit being more dangerous is not about the potential for crashes. It’s about the other people going with you.
minus-squarecrunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days agoDriving being more dangerous is also about the other people on the road with you.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·8 days agoSure but if someone tells you your child is 70x more likely to die using one mode of transportation vs the other… One could call it child neglect to choose to put them at risk. The 70x includes the other people on the bus.
Public transit being more dangerous is not about the potential for crashes. It’s about the other people going with you.
Driving being more dangerous is also about the other people on the road with you.
Sure but if someone tells you your child is 70x more likely to die using one mode of transportation vs the other… One could call it child neglect to choose to put them at risk.
The 70x includes the other people on the bus.