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Except that when people travel away from their local area and even rent a car they're not familiar with, they don't go randomly crashing into things. They probably have to pay more conscious attention than on a daily commute. But they don't go around crashing into things.



> Except that when people travel away from their local area and even rent a car they're not familiar with, they don't go randomly crashing into things.

Collision Damage Waivers and the fact that they are relatively expensive suggests the opposite.

Accidents near an airport are more than 50% of auto accidents I have had totally in my life. All of the airport accidents I was literally not moving when someone drove into me.

We vastly overestimate the competence of the average driver.




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