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My reaction is the complete opposite. I see people buying these $20k safe cars for their teenage children, who will be 1) less skilled as drivers 2) feel emp
by elif 11y ago
My reaction is the complete opposite.
I see people buying these $20k safe cars for their teenage children, who will be
1) less skilled as drivers
2) feel empowered to push the limits of impaired driving
- kazinator 11y agoBut, on the other hand, teenage children getting $20K cars will always fall into the problem category of ... teenage children getting $20K cars. Even if a trend breaks out whereby cars with self-driving abilities are chosen by parents who are gifting their spoiled offspring with new automobiles, that trend is temporary; eventually the capability will become commonplace, like ABS and air bags. Teenagers will then be getting their licenses using such cars, whether or not their parents are spoiling them with new cars. Eventually, even relatively poor teenagers will be learning to drive and taking their road tests on 25-year-old third-hand beaters which have still-working self-driving functions.
- henrikschroder 11y agoSeriously, putting cars with brake-assist technology in the hands of drivers who are already overrepresented in accident statistics is a good thing. Life doesn't have to be hard-mode all the time.