After more than 50 recent swift-water rescues in Victoria, why do people keep driving into floods?
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Authorities remind the public constantly that floodwaters and cars don't mix, but drivers continue to take the risk. Here's what experts say about why people do it.
  • Nath@aussie.zone
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    10 months ago

    Because it won’t happen to meeeeee.

    That’s the reason. Every single person who enters floodwaters believes they’ll make it across.

    Many even do - which is also bad. One gets through, even if it is pure luck, now the fool behind thinks they’ll make it because the first idiot did.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
    1·
    10 months ago

    Because we keep trying to save everyone from their own stupidity and it’s starting to compound.