Spectral_Dragon comments on Self-fulfilling correlations - Less Wrong
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Yes, as human beings we're great at compensating. When anti-lock brakes were introduced, it made it safer to drive. Accidents stayed the same, since people drove more recklessly - they were after all safer now, weren't they?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation