elonmuskszahnbuerste@feddit.org to Bicycling@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago“Why the hell am I not wearing hockey equipment?” – pro rider calls for safety gear at Tour de Francewww.bikeradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down13
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minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation a theory which suggests that people typically adjust their behavior in response to perceived levels of risk, becoming more careful where they sense greater risk and less careful if they feel more protected.
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoIt is a theory, but as you read the article you discover many of the examples given have not checked out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation
It is a theory, but as you read the article you discover many of the examples given have not checked out.