Safety in numbers
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Safety in numbers is the theory that by being part of a large group, an individual member is proportionally less likely to be the victim of a mishap, accident, or other untoward situation.
Examples of safety in numbers include flocks of birds and shoals of fish. In both of these instances by being part of a large group, individuals face reduced risk of falling victim to predators than they would if operating independently.
Safety in numbers is also used to describe the positive effect that higher numbers of cyclists using roads have of the safety of each cyclist, probably due to increased driver awarness of cyclists.