Being Safer makes you sloppier?

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Being Safer makes you sloppier?
March 17, 2009 11:56PM

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Thought this was an interesting article

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/4308670.html?nav=hpPrint&do=print

What do you all think, does being safer make you sloppier?

Dan

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Re: Being Safer makes you sloppier?
March 18, 2009 12:18AM

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I agree.

its like the article on how in-car safety features make us less safe.

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Re: Being Safer makes you sloppier?
March 18, 2009 05:04AM

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Agreed, every crazy developing country I have been to has crazy roads and lots of vehicular anarchy but I have only ever seen 1 accident.

People drive like their lives depend on it because they do! It sure is fun to get in a taxi or the back of a motorbike taxi and experience the same level of driving commitment that we get from Rally but on the streets (and usually at much lower speeds).

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Re: Being Safer makes you sloppier?
March 18, 2009 11:47AM

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Josh Wimpey Wrote:
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> Agreed, every crazy developing country I have been
> to has crazy roads and lots of vehicular anarchy
> but I have only ever seen 1 accident.
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> People drive like their lives depend on it because
> they do! It sure is fun to get in a taxi or the
> back of a motorbike taxi and experience the same
> level of driving commitment that we get from Rally
> but on the streets (and usually at much lower
> speeds).
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> Currently writing from Hanoi----full motoscooter
> anarchy and loving it!

What are you doing there?
Been to any museums?
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Re: Being Safer makes you sloppier?
March 18, 2009 12:13PM

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john vanlandingham Wrote:

> What are you doing there?
> Been to any museums?
> >

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> John Vanlandingham
> Sleezattle, WA, USA
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> Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
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> www.jvab.f4.ca

Haven't been to any museums but tommorrow morning I will go take pics around the lake.

Food is awesome.

Training survey enumerators is what I am doing...

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