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by gnopgnip 95 days ago
This perspective makes the statistic even more impressive. Every day driving they interact with probably thousands of people who are impaired in some way and manage to drive safely far more often
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No not really - because it doesn't compare to other comparable drivers. You're assuming that human drivers can't drive defensively.

Like a realistic comparison would be comparing it to taxi drivers/ride share drivers - then you'd see the risk vs using a cab/uber/whatever. Not a drunk 18 year old with a clunker with no brakes.