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Taxis (including Uber+Lyft) are such incredibly bad drivers. They rarely signal turns, often fail to stop at signs, and make sudden unannounced stops inside bik
by biswaroop 7y ago
Taxis (including Uber+Lyft) are such incredibly bad drivers. They rarely signal turns, often fail to stop at signs, and make sudden unannounced stops inside bike lanes.
- bradlys 7y agoIt's really no different with most drivers... You just notice the taxis more because they are all one group that stand out. I'm pretty critical of taxi drivers but they really aren't any worse than most drivers besides the random stopping without signalling at all. Which, no surprise, non-taxis do a lot too if you take enough notice. Taxis just do it more cause they stop more.
- benj111 7y ago"because they are all one group that stand out" Like BMW drivers?
- close04 7y ago> It's really no different with most drivers... It is because they drive all day and do this for a living so "cutting corners" (literally or figuratively) will save them... something. A private driver may not find any value in doing this regularly since they may drive 30-60 minutes per day. You are more likely to cut corners in your day job because you know it very well and you feel comfortable doing this, even if it's not safe.
- danmaz74 7y agoNot signalling turns is something that I really don't understand. It requires minimal effort, doesn't slow you down in any way, and significantly increases safety. It's something that should be enforced much more.
- kd5bjo 7y agoThere’s a significant fraction of drivers that interpret a turn signal as a sign that it’s ok to pass unsafely because the signalling driver is safety-conscious and will act to avoid a colission,
- bmn__ 7y agoThese people are mentally unfit to take part in motorised traffic. Confiscate their driving licence and return it only when they undergo and pass a psychological examination.
- informatimago 7y agoIt looks like Tesla AI doesn't take the signals into account, but only the car movements.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoI’ve heard the argument described like this: Indicating I’d exactly that: indicating your intention to turn, which is useless information because it causes people to assume they know what you will do. It’s not an entirely flawed argument.