Crash statistics clearly indicate the danger of emergency responses. It’s simple common sense to understand how dangerous it is to navigate a road full of drivers that can be unpredictable.
Correlation != Causality. If an emergency vehicle needs to get somewhere fast, it will run sirens and lights to drive faster.
Faster verhicles are obviously more likely to get into accidents. Still, this seems like a reasonable tradeoff to keep response times low overall.
I severely doubt that sirens and lights by themselves cause any significant accidents.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Crash statistics clearly indicate the danger of emergency responses. It’s simple common sense to understand how dangerous it is to navigate a road full of drivers that can be unpredictable.
Easy to research the info. Go look.
Viceversa@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
So you’re pulling it out of your ass. Cool.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
No, dumbass. Crash statistics are 2X for emergency vehicles running with lights and sirens.
You clearly don’t have the brain capacity to grasp simple logic.
GFY.
swarley@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Correlation != Causality. If an emergency vehicle needs to get somewhere fast, it will run sirens and lights to drive faster. Faster verhicles are obviously more likely to get into accidents. Still, this seems like a reasonable tradeoff to keep response times low overall. I severely doubt that sirens and lights by themselves cause any significant accidents.