Comments on: Traveling again http://neoneocon.com/2005/04/24/traveling-again/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:10:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Pat http://neoneocon.com/2005/04/24/traveling-again/#comment-594 Pat Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2005/04/24/traveling-again/#comment-594 The need/ability to ride the train varies a lot with location; almost nobody rides them in the Western US.<BR/><BR/>On safety issues it's always useful to do a cost/benefit analysis. If you can save a life for $10,000, obviously it makes sense. If it costs $200,000,000 per life saved, then you've got to wonder. <BR/><BR/>Of course, leftists typically hate this kind of cold-blooded analysis, but it is the only rational way to compare risks.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, this also implies that US safety standards should be higher than European standards, because the value of a person is higher in the US. The need/ability to ride the train varies a lot with location; almost nobody rides them in the Western US.

On safety issues it’s always useful to do a cost/benefit analysis. If you can save a life for $10,000, obviously it makes sense. If it costs $200,000,000 per life saved, then you’ve got to wonder.

Of course, leftists typically hate this kind of cold-blooded analysis, but it is the only rational way to compare risks.

Ironically, this also implies that US safety standards should be higher than European standards, because the value of a person is higher in the US.

]]> By: Paul http://neoneocon.com/2005/04/24/traveling-again/#comment-595 Paul Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2005/04/24/traveling-again/#comment-595 I love to ride the train and I hope that someday the powers that be realize that we need them and upgrade the rail system. I love to ride the train and I hope that someday the powers that be realize that we need them and upgrade the rail system.

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