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How does the police determine that a vehicle "made no attempt to stop" today, without video and sensor data?
by goshx 9y ago
How does the police determine that a vehicle "made no attempt to stop" today, without video and sensor data?
- portofcall 9y agoI don’t know, but made no attempt to stop is according to the police. Uber’s self-driving car was traveling at a speed of 40 mph when it struck a 49-year-old woman in Arizona Sunday night, and did not show significant signs of slowing down, police said today. https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/19/17140936/uber-self-driving-crash-death-homeless-arizona https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/19/17140936/uber-self-drivin... If you’re saying that the whole “blame it on the homeless lady” routine is premature the im with you though.
- goshx 9y agoYes, I think it is premature. What I am trying to say is that I don't think the police used the proper data from the car to give the results. If they were looking for break marks from the tires on the road, for instance (I have no idea what method they use), that doesn't necessarily mean the car wasn't breaking.
- tzs 9y agoWhere the skid marks start (if there are skid marks at all), probably. Witness reports might help, too.
- lagadu 9y agoA modern car that makes skidmarks under heavy breaking is a car with a broken brake and safety system. Modern ABS brakes actuate fast enough that they don't leave skidmarks under maximum braking.
- megy 9y agoThe same way they do it now??
- goshx 9y agoThat’s what I am asking. How do they do it now?
- stevenwoo 9y agoThey might have meant skid marks indicating an emergency stop though with the prevalence of ABS that is no longer a surefire sign.