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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Fun fact, lots of people don't live in congested cities

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It will also cost significantly more money. Even in Canada.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, but not more than a life, or a car accident, or both.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's what ambulances are for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Somebody tell my butler to order me a luxurious ride to the hospital in the wee woo ultra deluxe premium hospital Uber

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

You pay for ambulance rides?