Levels of risk (San Francisco walks edition; log scale of micromorts per hour):
⚪ 0.05 µm/h
• Sitting at home reading about walking in SF.
• Same as baseline indoor existence.
⚪ 0.1 µm/h
• Morning stroll around the Palace of Fine Arts or Crissy Field, broad daylight, low traffic.
⚪ 0.2 µm/h
• Golden Gate Park, paved paths, daytime weekends, with other pedestrians.
🟢 0.3 µm/h
• Presidio trails, clear weather, light tourist traffic.
• Slight hill exposure; minimal vehicle contact.
🟢 0.5 µm/h
• Marina Green → Fort Mason walkway, windy afternoon, occasional cyclists.
🟢 0.8 µm/h
• Inner Sunset or Noe Valley neighborhood walks, daytime errands.
🟡 1 µm/h
• Haight-Ashbury or Mission Dolores corridors mid-afternoon. Normal crosswalk traffic.
🟡 2 µm/h
• Downtown / Union Square during lunch rush, dense crowds + vehicle exposure.
🟡 3 µm/h
• Market Street early evening, light rain, crossing many intersections.
🟠 5 µm/h
• Civic Center or SoMa after dusk, mixed foot and car flow, poor lighting.
🟠 8 µm/h
• Tenderloin edge around 8 p.m., walking briskly, valuables visible.
🟠 12 µm/h
• 6th Street corridor, solo, headphones in, after dark.
🔴 20 µm/h
• Tenderloin core after midnight, visibly carrying electronics, some street drug activity.
🔴 30 µm/h
• Bayview industrial zones late night, minimal lighting or people around.
🔴 50 µm/h
• Mission / Civic Center past 2 a.m., visibly intoxicated, alone.
• Comparable to an hour of highway motorcycling.
⚫ 100 µm/h
• Wandering impaired through active fentanyl trade zones at 3 a.m.
• Real probability of assault or medical collapse.
⚫ 300 µm/h
• Same as above + overt confrontation or entering traffic lanes.
• Equivalent to climbing a Himalayan route without ropes—for one hour.
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