Fear in the Wrong Places
The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 3, 2015
Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal's chief economics commentator and the author of Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe (Little, Brown and Company, 2015), looks at what we fear and where the real risks lie.
@BrianLehrer This is a school of thought in street design. eg, curbs seem to help safety, but can encourage reckless driving.
— Brendan McBryan (@BrendanMcBryan) November 3, 2015
Mari calling from Prague: nobody in Europe uses helmets – only US expats. Without helmet hassle, you’re more likely to use bike to commute.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 3, 2015
@BrianLehrer That's true! A friend in Germany laughed at me when I mentioned wearing a bike helmet. But bikes are very respected there.
— Virginia Rietz (@ginzinger) November 3, 2015
