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No, the streets are safer when only 1 person dies, not 5?

I think you messed up your analysis somewhere. LOL

Don't bother arguing with them, they obviously are not rational enough to see what is in front of their face. Most people are like this, although they will die saying otherwise.

Not rational to think 1 person dying is preferable to 5 people dying? In what world is that no the better scenario?

The reason only 1 person died in the scenario is because almost everyone was to afraid to walk because it is so dangerous.

It’s not hard to understand.

Your sample size is too low to draw meaningful conclusions. A sample size of 2 is susceptible to random chance greatly influencing the outcomes.

Everybody realises that. This was a thought experiment not a clinical trial.

But it's a useless thought experiment. It neither informs nor enlightens. It's garbage in, garbage out.

No it isn't.

The purpose was to show the effects that car over-reliance has on public safety and quality of life.

In the second scenario, everyone thinks the roads are too dangerous for kids (becuase they are, as evidenced by half of them getting killed) so they all drive their kids to school in oversized heavy vehicles making the roads even more dangerous.