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Imagine how furious the citizens of Chandler, AZ will get when they find out how many people are killed by human-driven cars every year.
by Eric_WVGG 8y ago
Imagine how furious the citizens of Chandler, AZ will get when they find out how many people are killed by human-driven cars every year.
- whatshisface 8y agoThat fury has already been folded in to society in the form of the many negative consequences awaiting the perpetrators of vehicular manslaughter.
- stefan_ 8y agoNone at all? A citation? That is the reality. Look at this very story. Erik and Elizabeth O’Polka driving dangerously on purpose, and all police has to offer is a 'warning'? It's even an off-hand joke in this NYT piece.
- whatshisface 8y agoHere is a page detailing the situation in California: https://www.shouselaw.com/vehicle-manslaughter.html https://www.shouselaw.com/vehicle-manslaughter.html
- stefan_ 8y agoYou are not hearing me. The theory is clear; the practice is that if you kill someone with your car and you are not DUI (no license is fine), you will be very likely not charged. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2018/07/30/five-weeks-later-brooklyn-da-eric-gonzalez-hasnt-charged-the-driver-who-killed-4-year-old-luz-gonzalez-and-left-the-scene/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2018/07/30/five-weeks-later-broo...
- i_phish_cats 8y agoSo, how many people is an acceptable number of people that can be killed by driverless cars?
- Eric_WVGG 8y agoFewer than "driven" cars. That's why I'm bullish about self-driving. Humans are terrible at it, they're only just starting to figure that out.