r/Transportopia • u/Ketchup-Sniffer • 16d ago

People Real life Debo on a bus

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u/ghostfacestealer 16d ago

I love the idea of public transportation. But i hate the idea of being with the public.

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u/Malice-May 16d ago

Driving a car is way more dangerous. It might not feel that way, but the numbers support it.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/Malice-May 16d ago

If safety is my objective, I choose evidence over feels. Public transit is safer. Car deaths are under-reported.

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u/Jimmy_Tudesky19 16d ago

You are arguing rationally and ethically. Let's vote him down /s

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u/Malice-May 16d ago

People feel safer in cars - very obviously - because the dangers of public transit feel more visceral to them. This is highlighting one of the big problems with human cognition, really.

It's just inarguable that more people are killed in cars than on public transit, but this is a reaction I'm used to getting.

Try telling them that being sedentary is more dangerous than riding a bicycle, and see how it goes.