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We've gotten way better at the engineering and design of road barriers — often in surprising ways — to dramatically reduce driving deaths. To understand crash costs better, NPR has a great podcast on how life is valued:

- - - - 🌟 🌟 UPDATE: Dec 12, 2023 🌟 🌟 New video is out! When does your car become unsafe?

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http://paypal.me/carcamcentral - - - - SOURCES It took a full month to research this video. Here are some of the most important sources I've used: NDDOT - Guardrail Training and Information:

WDOT Cable Barriers:

FDOT - Guardrail – How it Works:

Alberta Roadside Design Guide:

NHTSA Fatality Causes:

Midwest Roadside Safety Facility:

for their excellent videos on crash tests they've done FHWA Crash Costs for Highway Safety Analysis:

Texas A&M Transporation Institute's Videos:

A comparison of freeway median crash frequency, severity, and barrier strike outcomes by median barrier type

- - - - TIMELINE 0:00 Driving deaths are WAY less 1:01 How we test barriers for safety 2:37 When barriers are used or avoided 3:19 The surprising design of concrete barriers 4:37 How guardrails are designed to absorb energy 5:44 Why concrete & guardrail connections stopped crushing vehicles 6:08 Cable barriers and how they gently slow vehicles down 6:42 Why some people think cable barriers are dangerous 8:23 How guardrails used to impale people 9:26 How new guardrail ends actually save drivers 11:00 How larger structures are protected 13:16 What your life and limbs are worth ($$$$) 13:55 What if saving your life isn't "worth it"? Credits Drekken Pownz for his critical input on storytelling, content strategy, and design Sam Leung for his feedback and listening to me complain

Of all the reasons why we moved to the Netherlands, the independence of children is probably the most important one. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula:

I originally made this video in the early days of my channel, back in 2020, but I became a lot better at making videos, and I was never really happy with the outcome of the first video I made on this topic. So I've done a re-make of this topic with a slightly shorter script, and a few more details of why we would never, ever want to raise our kids in suburbia. Sign up to Nebula and watch ad-free and sponsor-free:

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--- Additional Reading & References: Worlds of Influence - Understanding What Shapes Child Well-being in Rich Countries UNICEF

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We Won! Common Sense Prevails in ‘Bus Dad’ Case. http://5kids1condo.com/we-won-common-sense-prevails-in-bus-dad-case/ COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA Adrian Crook The Director under the Child, Family and Community Service Act Kids First Parent Association of Canada

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