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Every motorcyclist knows this, yet, driving a motorcycle is so awesome. The danger are other cars on the road. I've been thinking about creating computer visio
by Rainymood 8y ago
Every motorcyclist knows this, yet, driving a motorcycle is so awesome.
The danger are other cars on the road. I've been thinking about creating computer vision tech to spot inattentive drivers, it's something I think motorcyclists could really benefit from (myself included)
- rusticpenn 8y agoSimilar tech has been done with cameras places in cars, but from a motorbike to monitor cars nearby would not be so easy, if the goal is to monitor the drivers face position (light reflection on glass is a major hurdle, i think). Perhaps it is possible to get the information based on car movement.
- monk_e_boy 8y agoI think with AR more common we'll all be able to 'tag' other drivers. So drivers who have a bad reputation will be flagged. I imagine a system in which 'poor driver' tags would decay with time. Data is shared. Would be neat for self driving cars to update this data in real time, so you could see a data overlay of their decisions and intentions. A long green arrow would show their intended path, icons show you if they have seen you, timers counting down e.g. I'm pulling away in 3, 2, 1 ... now AR is going to be fun.
- vickychijwani 8y agoI'm not so sure it'll be fun for everyone... that is only a couple of steps away from a Black Mirror episode (specifically S03E01, Nosedive). The risk of 'poor driver' ostracism/stigma is significant.
- notSupplied 8y agoThe road is a public space where privacy is not expected, and your behavior directly affects the safety of others. I'm not sure that we ought to protect "safe space to be a bad driver" the way other personality differences ought to be protected.
- vickychijwani 8y agoYou assume that bad driving is a fixed trait. In addition, driver 'ratings' are given by other humans in the proposed system; humans are biased and sometimes even spiteful on the roads. A rating system sounds great in theory but wouldn't actually work.
- vincnetas 8y agoI'm afraid that while driving motorcycle it's best to keep your eyes on the road as much as possible. Any system wanting to notify you about nearby inattentive driver will distract your attention from actual actions of that inattentive driver.
- Rainymood 8y agoI was thinking about a sound, like bbzzzzzttt to give you a heads up just those 100ms earlier than your reactions would've given you, I really think those milliseconds count in these kind of situations
- Ntrails 8y ago> The danger are other cars on the road. Both my accidents were with HGVs[1], the reality is the danger is everywhere [1] Only one was their fault, the other entirely mine
- kurthr 8y agoI've known 3 cyclists killed or severely injured by road debris. At freeway speeds and density there may be no way to avoid going down. It may still be a larger moving vehicle that finishes the job, but once you're on the ground you're lucky to walk away.
- xapata 8y ago> The danger are other cars on the road And potholes, debris, slick spots, ... the kinds of things that might inconvenience or damage a 4-wheeled vehicle can be deadly to a 2-wheeled vehicle at 60+ mph. Losing control of a car, you might skid, spin, or flip. Rolling a car can be deadly. Losing control of a motorcycle at high speed will almost certainly cause serious injury or death. You're probably not as good a driver as you think you are. After all, we can't all be above average.
- Rainymood 8y agoSorry, I'm from the Netherlands and most of the road are really good quality compared to, say, the roads in the US and Belgium. The moment you cross the border you know you're in Belgium because of the bad road quality.
- xapata 8y agoI'm glad you have good roads. The last part still stands -- Lake Woebegone effect.