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I would call it refreshingly quiet. I am not a fan of loud ICE engines in any vehicle. I do worry about the quietness of these vehicles and sight impaired pedes
by S_A_P 11y ago
I would call it refreshingly quiet. I am not a fan of loud ICE engines in any vehicle. I do worry about the quietness of these vehicles and sight impaired pedestrians and distracted pedestrians. I wonder if there will be an adjustment period where car-pedestrian impacts increase until cars are autonomous enough to stop for those who step in front of a car, and/ or pedestrians realized they cannot rely on their hearing to monitor traffic at crosswalks.
- Symbiote 11y agoThese are Formula E racing cars, racing on closed circuits. There are no pedestrians!
- Matt3o12_ 11y agoI think OP was worried about ECs in general since they are also a lot quiter on roads compared to ICEs.
- S_A_P 11y agoThis- The implication is that this technology would make it into road cars. I also realize this isnt a new problem. The article made a point of the volume level of these cars, which will be everyone's problem when/if electric cars are mainstream.
- mikeash 11y agoIt's mostly a problem at lower speeds, where hybrids tend to run in electric mode and thus are just as silent as pure EVs. Which is to say, this problem has already been mainstream for years.
- ericcumbee 11y agoThere are Marshalls though
- Raphmedia 11y ago> or pedestrians realized they cannot rely on their hearing to monitor traffic at crosswalks. It's time enough. Unless you are blind, you should look both way before crossing. You shouldn't jaywalk anyway.
- Symbiote 11y agoYou have that the wrong way around. The car driver should be looking before proceeding, and should be driving slow enough to stop before any pedestrian. Yes, that may mean driving through a residential area at 15 km/h. (Or even 10km/h: [1]) [1] https://collegegreensharedspace.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/home-zone-02.jpg https://collegegreensharedspace.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/...
- mikeash 11y agoYou both have it wrong. Both cars and pedestrians must remain alert and look carefully for the other. Anything less than that gets people killed unnecessarily. Trying to pin it on one or the other is just arguing over who should pay for the headstone.
- Symbiote 11y agoChildren can't look as well as adults can, and adults make mistakes. The responsibility lies with the one vastly increasing the danger.
- mikeash 11y agoI'm not talking about responsibility, I'm talking about what people need to do in order to increase the odds that everybody involved can die in bed. Responsibility is just the question of who pays for the funeral.
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- pjc50 11y ago