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If the were no lanes and everyone was just driving in a huge field with no brakes, your analogy would make more sense. When there's only a few cars nobody would
by mortehu 3y ago
If the were no lanes and everyone was just driving in a huge field with no brakes, your analogy would make more sense. When there's only a few cars nobody would have to touch the steering wheel, but as the number of cars increases it gets more complicated, both per car and in aggregate.
- jjk166 3y agoSatellites do travel in lanes (orbits) and do have brakes (maneuvering thrusters), so the analogy is pretty spot on. Changing your speed (the magnitude of your velocity) to avoid a collision is also a collision avoidance maneuver, functionally equivalent to changing the direction of your velocity.