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If I'm being honest with myself, I would have hit the truck going just as fast and not noticed until it was far too late. The first sign of a problem was the sk
by BitwiseFool 5y ago
If I'm being honest with myself, I would have hit the truck going just as fast and not noticed until it was far too late. The first sign of a problem was the skid marks, but but then the collision was unavoidable. I tried going back and looking to see if the oncoming headlights were obscured by the body of the truck, but I wasn't able to discern that.
I also thought I might have been able to take the 18 wheeler's reaction as a clue, but it passed the wreck in the other lane and only starting braking right as it passed it.
- simonbarker87 5y agoI think the issue with watching it like this is that you’re not currently driving so not attuned to what you’re looking for. I guess the issue with autopilot is that the driver likewise isn’t attunded to driving as they are on autopilot. With that in mind, in this exact scenario, I would have hit it also. Only with full manual control of the car do I think I could have avoided it.
- labcomputer 5y ago> The first sign of a problem was the skid marks, but but then the collision was unavoidable. I'm pretty sure I would have hit the truck too[1], but there actually was an earlier clue: Headlights from oncoming traffic are occluded by the two crashed vehicles ahead. When rewatching the video (so I know both that I should be looking for something and approximately where that something is), the occluded headlights are pretty obvious. An attentive driver may have noticed the vehicles, but I think most people saying the truck was obvious are deluding themselves. [1] The first time I watched the video, my reaction was "Where is this tru-OHSHIT".
- Ekaros 5y agoThis being on bend I would expect your average driver to pay bit more attention than on straight road. Specially with opposing traffic being near.