The 250 km/h Speed Limit Paradox: Santa bought a sports car built for extreme speeds, only to find out the highway police will fine him for using its basic features. Banta breaks down the structural contradiction of why the state spends millions policing speed limits instead of simply restricting high-speed manufacturing at the factory gate.
Human psychology
Saim Jyu at the Blind Curve
The roadside temples – These represent active involvement of our community in building resilience and preventing recurring road accidents and these are far more effective than signages put ups by authorities.
Understanding Ourselves to Build a Safer Future
To build a safer future we need to understand our psychological and cultural biases and prepare a strategy to overcome these so as to infuse resilience in our communities.
Human psychology and aggravated disaster risk
Despite geographical, religious, cultural and linguistic diversity humans think, act and react in amazingly similar fashion, particularly during distress and life threatening situations. This is attributed to evolution, as behavioural traits providing relative advantage and maximizing chances of survival get engrained in our behavior and psychology. Though evolved through the struggle for survival and aimed […]