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Good thing California requires license plates on the front of vehicles. That way, if the bicyclist was hurt/killed, the video recorded by the self driving car w
by tsomctl 10y ago
Good thing California requires license plates on the front of vehicles. That way, if the bicyclist was hurt/killed, the video recorded by the self driving car would show your friend was the one liable.
- jacquesm 10y agoI'm not sure that's correct. The self driving car should have stayed in its lane because an accident between two cars is preferable to an accident between a cyclist and a car, especially if the cyclist is not otherwise involved. Self driving cars should protect the weaker traffic participants, not use their space as a 'get out of the way' option if that space is occupied.
- jfoster 10y agoI think you're right about how the car should ideally respond, but I think most courts would find that aggressive or negligent driving that leads to an accident makes that driver responsible, even if another car makes an accidental breach of rules in response to the threat.
- tsomctl 10y agoNot entirely sure, but my point was that the accelerating and sudden deacceleration was a dick move.
- jacquesm 10y agoAbsolutely but your friend may have exposed a pretty dangerous bug in the software of that self driving vehicle.
- driverdan 10y agoPerhaps the car calculated that it could safely enter the bike lane. It doesn't matter if it was close.
- jacquesm 10y agoI don't buy that. It could never have predicted how the cyclist would react.
- sumedh 10y agoIsn't the driver who hit from behind usually at fault. It does not matter if the car ahead of you hits the break for fun or not, you should always be aware and brake accordingly.
- briandear 10y agoThat's Texas law for sure: the car that rear-ends another car is always at fault -- and rightfully so: maintaining correct following distance is a fundamental driving skill, one that is sadly ignored in France where I live now.
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