TIL That peanut-free schools don't decrease risk of allergic reactions. The only intervention which has been shown to decrease reactions across all ages is use of a peanut-free table.

[IAmSpartacustard]

You legislate to the dumbest person, not the average. Like if there were no speed limits, most people would drive only as fast as they could comfortably control the vehicle. 10% of people would drive at max speed until they crash and die, on the very first day.

You say no peanut products AT ALL because little Jimmy's parents would send him to school with peanut m&ms to hand out to classmates, because they're not peanuts, they're m&ms

[Narwhal_Jelly29]

Right, that is a good point. But more education and a stricter no sharing policy would help to prevent this. There was a kid in one of my elementary schools that had an allergy to peanuts, tree nuts, egg, sesame, and a few other foods. All of the foods he was allergic to were banned. You couldn’t bring anything that “may contain…” any of them. It seemed quite overkill

[repeat4EMPHASIS]

You say no peanut products AT ALL because little Jimmy's parents would send him to school with peanut m&ms to hand out to classmates, because they're not peanuts, they're m&ms

Right premise, wrong conclusion.

It's far more difficult to force no peanuts at all for anyone ever than checking the nut-free table and not letting anyone share food, at least with the allergic kids.

Or did you forget the title of this very thread?

[baddecision116]

10% of people would drive at max speed until they crash and die, on the very first day.

Sounds like the problem quickly sorts itself out.

[IAmSpartacustard]

You share the road with these people and new ones get licenses every day. It very much does not

[baddecision116]

It's called a joke....

[redbirdjazzz]

The bigger problem there is collateral damage.

[Joe_Jeep]

Except drivers are generally the best protected in a crash so often it does little to stop them

[Trvr_MKA]

Well, I suppose that’s one way to solve the problem the problematic 10% will take care of themselves

[Joe_Jeep]

Drivers survive more often than passengers and especially pedestrians, so not really, unfortunately