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noobermin on Sept 6, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: How One of the Deadliest Hajj Accidents Unfolded

>Under normal conditions, when people walking in front of you stop, you stop also so you don't bump into them. Makes sense, right?

By that logic, there should be no car crashes.

duaneb on Sept 6, 2016 [–]

> By that logic, there should be no car crashes.

Under normal conditions with rational drivers, there shouldn't be any car crashes. It's when the assumptions fail—distractions, obstacles in the middle of the road, weather, inebriation—that people crash.

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