Risk compensation is observed all over, and is often subconscious.
You carry pepper spray, you figure you've got things covered if you happen to be attacked, so you're prepared to accept a slightly increased risk of being attacked as a trade-off for other benefits (e.g. saving money on a taxi home, or time by taking a shortcut down an alleyway)
You carry pepper spray, you figure you've got things covered if you happen to be attacked, so you're prepared to accept a slightly increased risk of being attacked as a trade-off for other benefits (e.g. saving money on a taxi home, or time by taking a shortcut down an alleyway)