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Why? We don't know what'll happen, but if you know an automated car will stop for you even if you're in the wrong, then why not go for it if you're already in a
by skinnymuch 9y ago
Why? We don't know what'll happen, but if you know an automated car will stop for you even if you're in the wrong, then why not go for it if you're already in an environment and culture with aggressive pedestrians and drivers.
- CamperBob2 9y agoBecause you'll be more likely to feel sorry for the driver, and less likely to feel defensive. It will be no more socially acceptable to jaywalk in front of an autonomous car than it would be to cut in line. (And yes, I know, line-cutting is rampant in China... but in India?)
- mantas 9y agoIndia is famous for belly-to-back lines. Google images for "india line"
- nsomaru 9y agoIt's rampant in India. People just ignore you and step in front. They will then pointedly ignore you. Once in Bangalore airport I brought it to the attention of a guy who just did it, and he said "do you know where you are? You're in India, man." I love India, but this one aspect is frustrating sometimes. (Along with the mini war that happens when boarding/disembarking local trains)
- 7952 9y agoYou can easily see it the other way around. That cars act rudely by obstructing pedestrians and "cut the line" continuously. A lot of the paraphernalia in western style roads just reinforces the status of cars at the expense of other users.
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- CamperBob2 9y agoAnd yet it somehow works in those Western cities, maybe because the people aren't dicks to each other. But yeah, totally, let's blame cars.