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This was discussed extensively here after the event happened. It's not pitch black around there and a number of people have recorded videos driving at night thr

by dbt00 8y ago

This was discussed extensively here after the event happened. It's not pitch black around there and a number of people have recorded videos driving at night through that exact area and the entire road is well lit enough to see a person with a bike on the road. The low-fidelity CCD video Uber posted in the immediate aftermath is not representative of human vision or (apparently) the sensors that Uber had on the vehicle.

ScottBurson 8y ago
Right, and I said exactly the same thing elsewhere [0], but I still think she was taking a big chance by being so oblivious. A 45mph speed limit means some people will be doing 55. Stroll casually across a roadway like that enough times, and you will eventually force a driver to swerve around you at high speed or make a panic stop or at the very least blast you with the horn. I can't imagine doing what she did — even thoroughly stoned, as she may have been (she tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana), I would have more sense of self-preservation than that. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17147069 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17147069