Turning Point USA

[AlbertaFarmer5]

There is risk when you get in your car . Does anyone mention the risk? They would not sell any cars if all they talked about is

risk. Safe is a relative term. I did not hear anyone say zero risk.

I got distracted by your excellent example of a Freudian slip and forgot to respond to your even better analogy of the risk of automobiles.

As a matter of fact, the government does track and publish the honest statistics on car accidents and deaths. They also issue public service campaigns warning their citizens of the very real dangers of car accidents. They hire road police to reduce the risk from the most at risk drivers. They mandate car manufacturers to install safety equipment such as airbags and seat belts. They force manufacturers to recall vehicles for safety defects. They force manufacturers to test their vehicles for safety. They allow consumers to sue the manufacturers for unsafe or unreliable products.

Your analogy might be more accurate if everyday you drive by broke down cars and yet another accident scene with ambulances and police and body bags, then memorials on the side of the road. Meanwhile, the car manufacturers and government insist cars are 100% safe and effective. So you satisfy yourself that the accident scenes you saw with your own eyes were not caused by any mechanical defects in the vehicles or unsafe roads, and that the victims died of natural causes.

I've worked in the safety industry. Everyone acknowledges that the most dangerous part of even the most dangerous occupation is the drive to and from the workplace. No one pretends otherwise.