The recent knee-jerk lockdown has sparked more discussion about the ‘value’ of a human life. Yes, it may sound callous to put a price on life; yet we do it all the time.
Consider road speed limits, for example. According to the RAC, Western Australia has the worst per capita road fatality rate of any state. On average, one person is killed on WA roads every two days.
The World Health Organisation has found that speed predicts motor car accidents.
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