Coronavirus

[Mike T]

Interesting point about car deaths Mike. Although road deaths have decreased significantly over the decades one argument is that we don't get the full impact of better safety measures because people drive to a perceived level of risk. In other words people drive with less care and attention or display more reckless driving behaviour because they feel more protected by air bags, seat belts and other safety kit. If all these were suddenly removed we might actually see a decrease in deaths as people would be much more frightened of the risks. Now apply the same reasoning to the current covid situation....

It has been said that the best safety measures in cars would be a dagger on the steering wheel pointing at the driver's chest, and outlawing both seatbelts and brakes that are more than trivially effective.