[9991]

There's no judgement. It is dangerous, as the grandparent's story illustrates, regardless of what anyone thinks about it. If your kid's life is on the line, and you absolutely have to get the answer right, and you cannot unilaterally effect public policy, what do you need to do?

[lloeki]

> It's one thing to say you accept the risks of a risky behavior, and yet another to declare nothing could have been done.

By that metric you end up doing exactly nothing (UK data):

- riding a bike for 20 mi / 32 km: 1 micromort

- walking for 17 mi / 27 km: 1 micromort

- riding a motorbike for 6 mi / 10k: 1 micromort

- taking a sit on a chair: 1.3 micromort

- taking a bath: 0.3 micromort

- night in hospital: 75 micromort

Yes, walking is actually worse per unit of distance. I hope you don't sit on chairs too much, nor routinely enjoy taking baths.

> If your kid's life is on the line

Oh but would you even take the risk of having one?

- Giving birth (micromort): Sweden 50 , UK 80, USA 170