[melling]

yes, do people drive faster and more reckless at high speeds, like on highways. That’s a great question, which has been studied.

But that’s not the point I’m arguing. Where do the pedestrians come into all of this?

“killing more pedestrians.”

[kube-system]

Pedestrian risk is an obvious hypothesis of the risk compensation theory, because seat belts can only functionally protect people who are seated and belted in a vehicle. If the driver does compensate for their own risk, the reasonable hypothesis is any compensation would be at the detriment to others.

This hypothesis was tested by researchers at respected institutions: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4791083_Risk_Compen...

It may be wrong, but it isn't some crazy unreasoned hypothesis posed by "extreme" people with "difficult to believe" arguments.