Oh, I’m sure there are some differences in driving habits. The question is whether those differences in habits are large enough to overwhelm the differences in base rate, and I’d expect to see a lot more young to middle-aged people on the road than elderly people—particularly in the rush-hour traffic where I was putting in most of my driving hours.
I didn’t feel that there were disproportionate numbers of slow and timid elderly drivers, after all, I felt that a randomly selected slow, timid driver was probably elderly—and I’d take a bet that that isn’t objectively the case, contrary to my subjective impressions.
Oh, I’m sure there are some differences in driving habits. The question is whether those differences in habits are large enough to overwhelm the differences in base rate, and I’d expect to see a lot more young to middle-aged people on the road than elderly people—particularly in the rush-hour traffic where I was putting in most of my driving hours.
I didn’t feel that there were disproportionate numbers of slow and timid elderly drivers, after all, I felt that a randomly selected slow, timid driver was probably elderly—and I’d take a bet that that isn’t objectively the case, contrary to my subjective impressions.