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As a pedestrian and cyclist, what I want is to not become a statistic in a crash report. We can develop new things and test them under controlled conditions wit
by kibwen 4y ago
As a pedestrian and cyclist, what I want is to not become a statistic in a crash report. We can develop new things and test them under controlled conditions without having to put everyone outside the car at risk.
- jjoonathan 4y agoAI is easily our best bet against the true menace, which is distracted drivers. No, "controlled conditions" don't do a very good job of training or proving an AI. Supervised cars on actual roads is the way it has to be.
- acdha 4y agoSpeed limiters and automatic braking get most of the benefits without any need for hard AI problems. What AI promises is a way for governments not to have to take the heat for holding drivers accountable, but hundreds of thousands of people are being killed waiting for it to materialize.
- piva00 4y agoThe best bet against the true menace is to deploy public policies that reduces the true menace: the number of cars/drivers on the streets. That's the most sound policy, provide the public with alternative means of transportation that are convenient and more environment-friendly, leave room on the streets for the ones that actually require a car for their transportation. If you leave in the middle of bumfuck nowhere and can't be served by public transportation, great, you probably need a car. If you drive your car in cities for trips of 5-10km because it's convenient then we, as a society, should find ways to disincentivise this usage.