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Look, a Space Exploration meteorite just sniped my locomotive which was moving ~130 kph
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...and tanked a hit from the first cargo wagon.
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It's non-intuitive, but unless you are running really fast, your speed shouldn't really change the odds of a meteor hitting you.
Wait, in factorio or in actual life? If in life do you have anyplace that explains how that works?
Your surface area doesn't decrease from you having a higher speed. In fact, because humans are quite vertical objects, moving them fast along the horizontal axis means they actually have a somewhat higher chance of crossing paths with something dropping vertically.
This is the same for rain, by the way. But since moving at a higher speed typically means you get to your destination sooner and spend less time outside of a house, it's still generally a good idea to go fast.