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bestnameever | 1 year ago

As a driver, I have a lot more control of what scenarios I find myself in when driving vs when taking the metro.

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pj_mukh|1 year ago

How exactly? On a bus you’re surrounded by people who (more or less) have no way of really hurting you. On a highway the opposite is true, a small mistake by a well meaning fellow driver could mean death. While the incidences of crime sit atop our mind they are drastically infrequent (daily public transit taker here) which is what warrants the wall-to-wall news coverage. Meanwhile “guy on TikTok on the highway, wipes out whole family” barely makes the print edition.

Feels like one of those vibes issues, you feel safe but aren’t safe (statistically)