Straight razors require care when shaving and maintenance. Also, it is not a question of if you will cut yourself, but rather - when.

I disagree with the premise of this thread. In the military I learned to use a saftey razor and also how to hone the stainless steel blades as a normal part of maintaing the razor. Although not as easy to use as a disposable blade, a saftey razor requires less attention that a straight razor when shaving, is safer with kids or other distractons present and takes much less time.

With a high quality razor (Merkur or equivalent), a marble hone, and several bades so that you can swap them out, you can use a pair of saftey blades for several years before they require replacement. The tricks are to always properly prepare your face and give the soap time to soften your beard, and also to hone the blades weekly as a maintenance activity before they are completely dull. A dull stainless steel blade is difficult to hone and will require a lot of excess "grind down" compared to keeping the edge up with normal mainenance honing.

It is the ignorant among us that will eventually destroy us all.