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What is an extremely dangerous thing that we use daily? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

im pretty sure the engineering is not at fault for most car accidents.

[–] expatriado 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

thats true, but we got to agree N°3 is solely Isaac Newton's fault, for inventing gravity

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

I'll never forget the last thing grandpa ever said to me:

"Stop shaking the ladder, you little shit!"

[–] fubo 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure, but neither is the chemist at fault when someone drinks bleach.

[–] Coreidan 1 points 2 years ago

What about the chemical engineers creating fuels that turn out environments into toxic hellholds? Where does all of the pollution in the world come from?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We could use engineering controls to limit the speed of consumer vehicles to 10 mph, still faster than a human can walk, but slow enough that most deadly accidents could be avoided.

Then establish administrative controls to have public transportation or other professional drivers (taxi operators) have "unlocked" vehicles. They would be required to have routine training and testing to keep their unlocked license.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

#1 Distracted Driving. ...

#2 Drunk and Drugged Driving. ...

#3 Poor Weather. ...

#4 Reckless Driving and Road Rage. ...

#5 Speeding. ...

limiting speed would not affect the leading 4 causes of car accidents