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That's really why "miles" is a poor measure. It implies going faster is safer.

It would be better to list intervention per hour and then list the categories of driving (city, rural, highway).



Isn't it exactly the opposite of how you describe it?

> That's really why "miles" is a poor measure. It implies going faster is safer.

A mile is a mile no matter how fast you drive. It means that in a 13mi trip statistically you will have to intervene once regardless of the speed.

> It would be better to list intervention per hour

And this means that if you have a 13mi trip you'll just floor it to reduce the time, and thus the number of interventions per time (hour).

I agree with mentioning road type and other conditions, like weather. You want to know if the system is significantly worse in snow or fog.




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