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Personally I'd rather have the environment as free of noise pollution as possible, and I'll just look both ways before I cross the street.
by brokenmachine 7y ago
Personally I'd rather have the environment as free of noise pollution as possible, and I'll just look both ways before I cross the street.
- Retric 7y agoMeanwhile, parking lots turn into a deadly game of frogger... The average reaction time for humans is 0.25 seconds to a visual stimulus, 0.17 for an audio stimulus. You’re crossing at a crosswalk past stopped cars and someone takes their foot off the break, you will dodge faster with engine noises. And, it’s not just about crossing the street, knowing a car is on changes how people walk past seemingly parked cars. Worse, saying you will just get this right every single time you do it, however you only need to make a mistake once to die.
- brokenmachine 7y agoI don't want the noise and I don't agree it's necessary. A claimed 0.08 seconds improved reaction time (were you implying that was a lot? because a slow-moving car doesn't go far in 0.08s) is not enough reason in my opinion to have what are bound to be deafening beepers everywhere. So noise! much safety! You are proposing a ridiculous noisy dystopia. Imagine a carpark full of cars loudly beeping at all times! Cars should have sensors like parking sensors for when they're moving slowly, or flashing lights, or literally any other solution than more meaningless noise in our already much too noisy environment. You are overstating the danger with your, "you only need to make a mistake once to die" alarmism.