Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: NGRhodes
Originally Posted By: Cujet
On the other hand, when the risk of dying "per race" is high, it's just not worth it.
At what point do the risks become worth it ?
See my post above.
You can't do a traditional cost benefit risk analysis...you have to factor in your personal wants and justify it on those.
I disagree somewhat. All of us assume known and inherently understood risks on a daily basis while operating a vehicle on the roadways. Traffic engineers often use the 85th percentile (The 85th Percentile Speed is the speed that 85 percent of vehicles do not exceed) as a basis for safety. The reason is that the 85th percentile has proven to be acceptably safe. This is often referred to as the "rational speed limit". It comes naturally to most of us (not my wife though, who is in the upper part of the 15% group)
In fact, in heavy interstate traffic (over the road's capacity) , we willingly bunch up to ensure traffic flow. Following closer than we otherwise would. We accept the additional risk of high speed group travel, as an alternative to a traffic jam. We don't think about it much, but we do it regularly.
We do understand risk and reward, quite well. As for expenses and wants, those can be considered too, we are capable of that and I believe we can rationalize it. Many of us reject the "safety first" mantra. We replace it with acceptable risk.
Originally Posted By: NGRhodes
Originally Posted By: Cujet
On the other hand, when the risk of dying "per race" is high, it's just not worth it.
At what point do the risks become worth it ?
See my post above.
You can't do a traditional cost benefit risk analysis...you have to factor in your personal wants and justify it on those.
I disagree somewhat. All of us assume known and inherently understood risks on a daily basis while operating a vehicle on the roadways. Traffic engineers often use the 85th percentile (The 85th Percentile Speed is the speed that 85 percent of vehicles do not exceed) as a basis for safety. The reason is that the 85th percentile has proven to be acceptably safe. This is often referred to as the "rational speed limit". It comes naturally to most of us (not my wife though, who is in the upper part of the 15% group)
In fact, in heavy interstate traffic (over the road's capacity) , we willingly bunch up to ensure traffic flow. Following closer than we otherwise would. We accept the additional risk of high speed group travel, as an alternative to a traffic jam. We don't think about it much, but we do it regularly.
We do understand risk and reward, quite well. As for expenses and wants, those can be considered too, we are capable of that and I believe we can rationalize it. Many of us reject the "safety first" mantra. We replace it with acceptable risk.
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