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[deleted] t1_j3rft30 wrote

Reply to comment by Bobbydadude01 in Why do I need to inspect my car and need 2 license plates? Why can’t MA be like the other 30+ states by AxemanFromMA

Ahhh the old I’m losing the argument so go do the research yourself trick. I looked and have no idea what you are referring to. Here is some actual data for you if you care.

“we conclude that ending these requirements did not result in a significant increase in the frequency or intensity of accidents due to car failure, implying that the consumer and government expenditures used for inspections could be reallocated to other areas of travel safety.”

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/coep.12284

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Bobbydadude01 t1_j3rgq6t wrote

I literally told you to read the work of an academic who did a causal study. That is, he took the results of tons of studies in the subject and reviewed them to get to his conclusions. This includes studies that found no link. The overall trend is that safety inspections reduce traffic fatalities. This is an empirical fact. It can not be argued against. Get the fuck over it.

I am assuming you didn't actually read the study you linked, thought about the methodology. You just read the abstract and posted it. That's fucking stupid. Thsts an insult to people like me who actually take the time to learn about the subject and have dedicated our lives to the field.

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[deleted] t1_j3rqaui wrote

If you can’t post the data. You aren’t a serious person, end of story. Have a nice day!

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Bobbydadude01 t1_j3rqqx2 wrote

Cope

This systematic review was conducted to determine the effect of periodic motor vehicle inspections on road crashes and injuries, compared to less exposure to periodic inspections or no inspections. The Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were used to search the literature. Ecological studies were specifically excluded. A reverse search of the results with these databases and of other identified narrative reviews was also performed. Of the 5065 unique references initially extracted, only six of them met the inclusion criteria and were selected for review: one experimental study, two cohort studies with an internal comparison group, two cohort studies without a comparison group, and one case–control study. Two authors independently extracted the information and assessed the quality of each study. Due to the heterogeneity of the designs and the intervention or comparison groups used, quantitative synthesis of the results was not attempted. Except for the case–control study, which showed a significant association between road crashes and the absence of a valid vehicle inspection certificate, the other studies showed either a small reduction in crash rates (around 9%), no association, or a higher crash rate in vehicles with more inspections.

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[deleted] t1_j3rp8xz wrote

You could just post the link instead of posting your summary! What are you afraid of? The old “get the fuck over it” doesn’t cut it.

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Bobbydadude01 t1_j3rpkov wrote

Do you have access to an academic database? You type in his name. You can't link something in a database unless you have access to that database.

I don't care it you want to be ignorant, but you are wrong. Get the fuck over it.

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[deleted] t1_j3rpygf wrote

Yeah turns out most of us don’t have that. How about a screenshot? Anything? Nothing?

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[deleted] t1_j3rpsbl wrote

Empirical facts are very easy to post links to. I’m waiting. Don’t you want to enlighten the people of MA?

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