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>As you say, if you know the cars will stop and let you go, this power will corrupt. Would stepping out in front of a car be illegal?
by Thorrez 4y ago
>As you say, if you know the cars will stop and let you go, this power will corrupt.
Would stepping out in front of a car be illegal?
- fragmede 4y agoWhich, in the abstract, is an interesting theoretical question, but California recently decided to basically legalize jaywalking. https://laist.com/news/transportation/understanding-new-california-jaywalking-law https://laist.com/news/transportation/understanding-new-cali...
- _carbyau_ 4y agoThat's the thing isn't it. If "person walks in front of car" event is rare, then the automatic car stop saving a life or minimising injury is nice. Saved a person from a bad day for a minor inconvenience for the car people. If a NY city worth of people do it without regard, then cars will be gridlocked. My guess is: - Assuming self driving cars that that stop for pedestrians are common - then laws against deliberately walking in front will exist - to judge the dispute of "deliberate" there will be more cameras, because why wouldn't there be...