The cellphone paradox - where are all the accidents?
On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 09:00:28 -0700, trader_4 wrote:
Actually highway deaths have been on the decline going back to the 50s.
First off, we're not talking fatalities.
We're talking accidents.
And, while I agree that accidents have been going down for a long time
(due to a host of unrelated factors) fatalities are affected by an even
larger host of unrelated factors. (In fact, cellphone use can make
fatalities fewer in quite a few ways but I don't want to go there.)
It's complex enough just to stick with accidents, which are going down,
let alone fatalities (which are also going down).
The simple fact is:
1. We believe cellphone use is distracting, and,
2. We believe distractions cause accidents, yet,
3. We can't find those accidents anywhere.
That's the paradox.
Where are they?
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