Comment on Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders

• roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Like most humans you are bad at calculating risk. Speeding on a trip to a hospital will likely only save you seconds. An ambulance that can avoid traffic and skip red lights is going to save significantly more time.

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  • rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It will also cost significantly more money. Even in Canada.

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, but not more than a life.

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• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s what ambulances are for.

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  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Somebody tell my butler to order me a luxurious ride to the hospital in the wee woo ultra deluxe premium hospital Uber

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    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You pay for ambulance rides?

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• yesman@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Speeding doesn’t shorten travel time unless the distances are significant (hundreds of Kilometers). So speeding to a hospital is more likely to lead to a crash than save time; it’s irrational and emotional.

  Haven’t you ever noticed that car you blew past pull up next to you at the red-light?

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  • rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fun fact, lots of people don’t live in congested cities

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