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And when/if that happens we will complain our streets have been stolen [1] [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13854367 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
by a_imho 10y ago
And when/if that happens we will complain our streets have been stolen [1]
[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13854367 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13854367
- sevensor 10y agoWe are terrifyingly close to a world in which cyclists and pedestrians are forbidden to use the road network. As self-driving cars increase in popularity, we'll see more thoroughfares from which we're banned for our own safety.
- lolc 10y agoI agree but I had a cynical chuckle there. Pedestrians and cyclists will not be banned "for their own safety". They will be banned for holding up traffic. Autonomous cars have to go slower whenever autonomous humans are nearby. Unpredictable humans slow the flow of traffic.
- a_imho 10y agoI don't think pedestrians are allowed on the roads and cyclists can only use them if there are no separate bicycle paths. We are already there.
- Doxin 10y agoThat's an awfully americentric view though. Compare for example to the netherlands. Over here people would probably look at you like you are a little batty for not owning a bicycle.