Is this satire? That’s not how humans work at all. Even a very rational player will make a relative trade off call of the probability of an action having an outcome and the size of the outcome. Case in point: driving with almost no sleep, driving while drinking, etc. and humans are quite often irrational and take risks just because they’re seeking the adrenaline rush. And that’s for their own life. We can easily also discount the life of strangers behind an abstract “I don’t know them” mask.
People deciding to drive while sleepy doesn't mean it isn't scary to do so (in fact it's horrifying). People definitely make illogical decisions. Being afraid while driving isn't even necessarily a logical decision. It's just an emotion we feel. But I know I feel it and a lot of others do too.
But you get that not everyone has this fear and therefore extrapolating that this makes humans innately better drivers, right? Also fear and anxiety can make you more alert on what you’re focusing on, but it narrows your focus and can destroys your situational awareness that your peripheral senses give you. There’s no clear link that fearful drivers are better drivers.
> People deciding to drive while sleepy doesn't mean it isn't scary to do so (in fact it's horrifying)
You’re generalizing your personal emotional response and opinion and assuming everyone or a substantial majority feels that way. That doesn’t seem like a safe assumption given that fear driving tends to not be so common because that tends to be more common in people who learn as adults.
