1.3. Safe and Unsafe Roads

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is objective risk?

   Hint

   Think about how data can quantify risk.

2. 2.

   Give an example of subjective risk.

   Hint

   Consider feelings based on personal experience or culture.

3. 3.

   What is the main characteristic of objective risk?

   • Based on feelings and perceptions
   • Measurable and based on statistics
   • Only applicable to subjective risk

   Hint

   Think about what can be measured.

4. 4.

   True or False: Subjective risk is always more reliable than objective risk.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Consider what is more tangible.

5. 5.

   Given a community with high subjective risk perception of a specific road, devise a plan to objectively assess its safety and change public perception.

   Hint

   Think about how data can address fears.

6. 6.

   Create a statistical model that predicts accidents based on previous casualty records, considering both objective data and subjective risk perceptions.

   Hint

   Consider how different data types can be integrated.