• rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    18 hours ago

    Um, driving someone to the hospital? That’s a pretty non-emotional reason to speed

    • roofuskit@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      Like most humans you are bad at calculating risk. Speeding on a trip to a hospital will likely only save you seconds. An ambulance that can avoid traffic and skip red lights is going to save significantly more time.

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      18 hours ago

      Speeding doesn’t shorten travel time unless the distances are significant (hundreds of Kilometers). So speeding to a hospital is more likely to lead to a crash than save time; it’s irrational and emotional.

      Haven’t you ever noticed that car you blew past pull up next to you at the red-light?