06-08-2017, 12:41 PM
I've been thinking for a while now about how sometimes measures we implement to improve safety may actually backfire and reduce it. As an example, I wonder if, for example, automatic headlights are part of the reason that so many people don't turn their headlights on in bad weather when they should; they never have to make the decision to turn on their lights due to the car automatically doing so, but when it is unable to make that decision for them, they no longer have the frame of mind to even consider that a decision should be made.
Similarly with looking for pedestrians and cyclists. So many intersections have clearly established rights-of-way and there are so few pedestrians and cyclists on the road, that it's not a consideration people typically ever have to make, and so we forget to think about it in those situations where we ought to.
Similarly with looking for pedestrians and cyclists. So many intersections have clearly established rights-of-way and there are so few pedestrians and cyclists on the road, that it's not a consideration people typically ever have to make, and so we forget to think about it in those situations where we ought to.