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> It's one thing to say you accept the risks of a risky behavior, and yet another to declare nothing could have been done.

By that metric you end up doing exactly nothing (UK data):

- riding a bike for 20 mi / 32 km: 1 micromort

- walking for 17 mi / 27 km: 1 micromort

- riding a motorbike for 6 mi / 10k: 1 micromort

- taking a sit on a chair: 1.3 micromort

- taking a bath: 0.3 micromort

- night in hospital: 75 micromort

Yes, walking is actually worse per unit of distance. I hope you don't sit on chairs too much, nor routinely enjoy taking baths.

> If your kid's life is on the line

Oh but would you even take the risk of having one?

- Giving birth (micromort): Sweden 50 , UK 80, USA 170



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