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I read some statistics that per mile, humans are actually pretty safe. I read somewhere on average Americans spend 70 billion hours a year driving. That is a l

I read some statistics that per mile, humans are actually pretty safe. I read somewhere on average Americans spend 70 billion hours a year driving. That is a lot of driving.

xnx 3y ago
> I read some statistics that per mile, humans are actually pretty safe. "we could be worse" is cold comfort to those affected (maimed or killed) by car crashes > I read somewhere on average Americans spend 70 billion hours a year driving. That is a lot of driving. That is a lot of driving! I look forward to seeing what more productive use we put that time to when computers are doing the driving.
- ChatGTP 3y ago
  Never refuted anything you said, I'm just saying big numbers can look really big when there is nothing to compare them too. That is a lot of driving! I look forward to seeing what more productive use we put that time to when computers are doing the driving. Instagram and YouTube for most people, and you know it.
  - xnx 3y ago
    Definitely. As a society we've accepted that 40,000 dead/year is an acceptable cost for the utility of driving. Hopefully, self-driving cars will make us look back and think how ridiculous that was. I don't expect people will be using extra discretionary time on car rides any differently than they do with that time now, but I'm glad they'll have the choice.
    - jessekv 3y ago
      I appreciate your enthusiasm for autonomous vehicles, but to be fair, there are many things that could be done to improve road safety without self-driving tech. Personally I love the independence and self-determination that comes with driving. I'd rather roads were much safer. I don't really want to be part of the WALL•E-esque future you describe. (But I'd happy to hear a counter-argument or further elaboration of what you'd like to see happen.)
      - xnx 3y ago
        Like the switch from horses to cars, the transition will take decades. I hope I live to see the far future when the amount of space dedicates to cars becomes radically reduced: fewer lanes, no curbs, no barriers, no rails, no signage, no parking lots, etc.
    - cafard 3y ago
      Why not use a bus ride to obtain the extra discretionary time?
      - xnx 3y ago
        The bus rarely goes where I want when I want.

I read some statistics that per mile, humans are actually pretty safe. I read somewhere on average Americans spend 70 billion hours a year driving. That is a lot of driving.

xnx 3y ago

> I read some statistics that per mile, humans are actually pretty safe. "we could be worse" is cold comfort to those affected (maimed or killed) by car crashes > I read somewhere on average Americans spend 70 billion hours a year driving. That is a lot of driving. That is a lot of driving! I look forward to seeing what more productive use we put that time to when computers are doing the driving.

ChatGTP 3y ago
Never refuted anything you said, I'm just saying big numbers can look really big when there is nothing to compare them too. That is a lot of driving! I look forward to seeing what more productive use we put that time to when computers are doing the driving. Instagram and YouTube for most people, and you know it.
- xnx 3y ago
  Definitely. As a society we've accepted that 40,000 dead/year is an acceptable cost for the utility of driving. Hopefully, self-driving cars will make us look back and think how ridiculous that was. I don't expect people will be using extra discretionary time on car rides any differently than they do with that time now, but I'm glad they'll have the choice.
  - jessekv 3y ago
    I appreciate your enthusiasm for autonomous vehicles, but to be fair, there are many things that could be done to improve road safety without self-driving tech. Personally I love the independence and self-determination that comes with driving. I'd rather roads were much safer. I don't really want to be part of the WALL•E-esque future you describe. (But I'd happy to hear a counter-argument or further elaboration of what you'd like to see happen.)
    - xnx 3y ago
      Like the switch from horses to cars, the transition will take decades. I hope I live to see the far future when the amount of space dedicates to cars becomes radically reduced: fewer lanes, no curbs, no barriers, no rails, no signage, no parking lots, etc.
  - cafard 3y ago
    Why not use a bus ride to obtain the extra discretionary time?
    - xnx 3y ago
      The bus rarely goes where I want when I want.