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**This is referenced by the firetruck lifting off on a layer of superheated gas. | **This is referenced by the firetruck lifting off on a layer of superheated gas. | ||
*The {{w|Peltzman effect}}, in behavioral economics, refers to how regulations intended to increase safety are ineffective or counterproductive because people, feeling safer, will engage in riskier behaviours. | *The {{w|Peltzman effect}}, in behavioral economics, refers to how regulations intended to increase safety are ineffective or counterproductive because people, feeling safer, will engage in riskier behaviours. | ||
− | **This is referenced by the | + | **This is referenced by the firefighter speeding due to the feeling of safety they have in a modern firetruck, subsequently creating a hazardous situation and reducing the safety of the pedestrian. |
*The {{w|Sapir–Whorf hypothesis}}, in linguistics, states that a person's world view and cognitive processes are affected by the structure of the language the person speaks. | *The {{w|Sapir–Whorf hypothesis}}, in linguistics, states that a person's world view and cognitive processes are affected by the structure of the language the person speaks. | ||
**This is referenced by languages with a word for "firefighter" giving a quicker reaction. If Cueball speaks (or is currently thinking in) a language without a word for "firefighter", he might be slower to recognize the role and authority of the driver warning him, and thus slower to react to the danger. | **This is referenced by languages with a word for "firefighter" giving a quicker reaction. If Cueball speaks (or is currently thinking in) a language without a word for "firefighter", he might be slower to recognize the role and authority of the driver warning him, and thus slower to react to the danger. |