From Bloomberg, Dec 17, 2015, 7:01:03 PM
The Law of Unintended Consequences rears its ugly head once again. Who couldn't see this coming? We're going to take "distracted driving", which I think most would believe is a bad thing, mix in a little "What works in Theory doesn't always work in Practice" and expect a good result? Amazing stuff. Hey, thanks science!! and thanks once again Yogi.
The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that's supposed to lead to a world without accidents, is achieving the exact opposite right now: The vehicles have racked up a crash rate double that of those with human drivers.Google Self-Driving Car Project.
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from econlib.org
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/UnintendedConsequences.html
The law of unintended consequences, often cited but rarely defined, is that actions of people—and especially of government—always have effects that are unanticipated or unintended. Economists and other social scientists have heeded its power for centuries; for just as long, politicians and popular opinion have largely ignored it.
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