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S9 E2: Learning to Drive (Adam Gopnik)

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The Negative Side of Driving

"It just seemed crazy that we were letting everybody drive these several tonne weapons around on the streets," he says. "We tend to obey the red light and the stop sign when we see it imperfectly, but we do." The positive side of car accidents is they show how self-organizing human societies can be - even if there are tragic consequences.

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