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>It reminds you that at high speeds these tests don't mean that much. That's a glass-half-empty outlook. Another way to look at it, is that when you're going 6
by perl4ever 5y ago
>It reminds you that at high speeds these tests don't mean that much.
That's a glass-half-empty outlook. Another way to look at it, is that when you're going 60, 70 mph, or more, nothing will save you, so you might as well drive anything you feel like, from a classic car with no airbags to a motorcycle.
And I don't doubt that Mercedes was going a lot faster than 30. I see people going at least 50 on city streets posted for 30 just to get in front for the next traffic light.
- dm319 5y agoThe irrationality displayed on my daily commute made me so excited for self-driving cars - it's a shame we're further away from that than I realised. Yes, I alternate between a motorcycle and largish SUV to get to work. I had a hairy moment when my lane slowed suddenly from 70 > 20mph on the motorway. There was a car and a lorry in front of me, and car and lorry that looked like it was having trouble slowing behind me. To my right was a lane with a lorry doing 70 still, and to my left were barriers. For a split second I thought I was going to be crushed and there was nothing I could about it. Weirdly I fancied my chances better if I'd been on my bike as I could have moved to the side.