Right! It's a lot like the "Paradox of Defensive Driving." In a nutshell, defensive driving means driving while assuming that the rest of the folks on the road are either not-so-good drivers or are somewhat reckless. In other words, driving while vigilant to the possibility of an accident occurring.

If virtually everyone on the road takes this to heart, there'll be hardly any accidents. (and hardly any need to drive defensively!) The only ones that'll result will come from mishaps that are unquestionably out of the drivers' control.