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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This is so fucking stupid because you can apply it to literally any safety standard.

I do a lot of driving and have never needed a seatbelt.

I do a lot of driving and I’ve never needed ABS.

I do a lot of driving and I’ve never needed disc brakes.

I do a lot of driving and I’ve never needed modern headlights.

I do a lot of driving and I’ve never needed a properly developed crash structure.

And of course it’s not just driving:

I don’t wear a hardhat or any other protective gear for my job. It’s never done me any harm.

Etc.

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custard_swollower@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This is so fucking stupid because you can apply it to literally any safety standard.

And then you write something exactly opposite.

OP writes about “drive to the conditions” which is like… Your responsibility as the driver. If you can’t react to people on the road, slow down.

And you write about being recless.

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- TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  And then you write something exactly opposite.
  
  No I didn’t.
  
  OP writes about “drive to the conditions” which is like… Your responsibility as the driver. If you can’t react to people on the road, slow down.
  
  Having no safety standards and leaving everything to “just do what you think is right” is a recipe for disaster.
  
  I can’t even believe this needs to be explained.
  
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  - custard_swollower@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s not about not using safety standards.
    
    It’s about learning how to drive in a way that you won’t put anyone else in danger.
    
    Safety fearures are only a tool, you are the person who controls a 2000 pound vehicles that can kill others, so drive responsibly.
    
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    TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s exactly about that.
    
    Oh you’re saying I shouldn’t run people over???
    
    Obviously you should drive responsibly. Where did I say otherwise?
    
    Shitting on better safety protocols is idiotic. You can’t just rely on 100% of people to behave flawlessly at all times. That’s why we have seatbelts and crash structures and ABS, etc etc.
    
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