I don&#x27;t think that argument holds up under examination.<p>If you define safety as the risk of your car getting damaged, then maybe you reduce the probability of any kind of accident, without reference to severity.<p>But you define safety as the &quot;risk and severity of injury,&quot;, as almost any person would, the slower you go, the safer you are, under all but a few scenarios, like driving below the posted speed limit on a highway.