05-23-2021, 01:40 AM
(05-22-2021, 06:23 PM)Tev62_imp Wrote: The the western world has developed an extreme adversity to risk in virtually all aspects of life driven in part by compo culture and liability laws. Local Politicians need to be more worldly wise to realise that mega regulated environments like ours will be the downfall of the west (that and Government policy directed by the self entitled Twitter Mob) The populaton are being told risk is bad and if anything bad to you happens in life you are entitled to generous redress at the rest of the populations expense. You will see TV and Radio adverts designed to reduce "some accident or another" being justified with the statement "if it saves one life it will be worth it". This myth perpetuated by politicians or government agencies who have no concept of opportunity cost.
Every political party has talking points about how to make society safer. Individual citizens can mitigate the biggest risks. Here are the leading causes of death ranked:
1) Heart disease
2) Cancer
3) Preventable injuries
4) Respiratory disease
5) Stroke
In the preventable injury category, here are your odds of dying next year:
Accidental poisoning: 1 in 5,243.
Opioids: 1 in 7,695.
Gun: 1 in 23,439.
Pedestrian: 1 in 42,600.
Car occupant: 1 in 47,852.
Motorcycle: 1 in 70,072.
Motor vehicles are already among the most tightly regulated activities. If the government is super serious about saving lives, there are other areas where intervention would yield much higher results.