Someone really needs to do a deep dive into the parallels between all the anti-mask concern trolling and the discourse about mandatory seatbelts in the 80s because this is infuriatinghttps://twitter.com/dwallacewells/status/1275390158574149634?s=19 …
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All of the stuff they said about why wearing masks was maybe not a great idea is THE SAME as what they said about seatbelts and will age just as poorly
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"It's distracting, some people can't wear them without constantly adjusting them and that's more dangerous" "It gives people a false sense of security and might cause them to act more dangerously" "What if a few people find it hard to breathe while wearing one"
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It's all SO STUPID It's unbearable in hindsight The thing about the "false sense of invincibility" especially - it's like we assholes who said that seatbelts couldn't possibly make a difference to death rates because it would just make people speed more
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NEWS FLASH PEOPLE ALREADY DID THAT You can go back in time to before we had seatbelts and see if people were generally much more safe, considerate drivers with the knowledge they didn't have seatbelts to save them Of course they weren't
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There's a general discussion to be had about "passive measures" vs "active measures" when it comes to any kind of safety Passive measures are ALWAYS BETTER It's always better to not require people to be conscious about their actions because THEY WON'T BE
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There is a huge, constant debate about this in every field and there are always experts concern trolling that passive protection "makes you stupid" and "trains you not to take responsibility for yourself" Okay but you CAN'T TRAIN PEOPLE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THEY WON'T DO IT
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They have this argument about EVERYTHING Seatbelts will just make people drive less safely, a seatbelt isn't as good as being a careful driver in the first place Bike helmets aren't as good as being good at riding a bike Etc, etc
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My dad was like this, I remember him bitching constantly about seatbelt laws when they came in when I was a little kid He worked as a scientist and wouldn't wear eye protection in the lab either Said in his opinion goggles "make you careless"
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Replying to @arthur_affect
I mean, risk compensation is a real, measurable effect, but you'd have to look at the individual context to see whether it meaningfully affects overall safety. In my opinion, increased vehicle safety has inured drivers to the mortal danger they pose to people outside their car.
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I do not believe in a million years that drivers would be nicer to pedestrians if drivers did not have seatbelts
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Replying to @arthur_affect
I wasn't talking about seat belts per se. More about the conventional traffic engineering approach which attempts to simplify the environment for drivers by creating wide roads with ample clear space. These ultimately encourage higher speeds and more risk to those outside the car
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Replying to @wjfarr @arthur_affect
Meanwhile, smaller, narrower streets with more activity and "chaos" encourage slower, safer speeds. I'm just speaking broadly about risk compensation. But agree
that seatbelts and masks are absolutely vital.0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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