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I predict a dramatic increase in car accidents because of the effect this will have on drivers' peripheral vision. Based on the various articles I've read it se
by simbalion 10y ago
I predict a dramatic increase in car accidents because of the effect this will have on drivers' peripheral vision. Based on the various articles I've read it seems nobody has considered this at all, which is amazing in itself.
Time will tell.
- viraptor 10y ago> Based on the various articles I've read it seems nobody has considered this at all Whenever I have a thought like this, I think of IT-related articles in mainstream press and how much information they omit in there. It's city/traffic planning. Someone definitely thought about issues like this. We're just not going to read about it in press, just like nobody will get minutes of the planning meetings of the latest Windows release.
- NolF 10y agoWouldn't it be like driving through a tunnel? Granted it would be a bit weird that it moves (you can overtake it and vice-versa) but given it short length, you can easily focus on the road and compensate. I think they might add a vanity panel so you can't see the tyres and trusses making hitting the thing less tangling and perhaps even add flashing warnings if you are veering too close to the thing. Given the width and height of the TEB it looks rather stable.
- simbalion 10y agoYou have to keep in mind that the majority of drivers use a sort of mental auto-pilot, which is why most car accidents happen in the first place. Only someone who is aware of the dangers introduced by how their peripheral vision will be affected is going to have the foresight to "focus on the road". Other people are going to slam into the person in front of them. That's my prediction anyway, I might be wrong but let's wait and see.