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When, say, a car (with or without a driver) runs out of gas on a bridge during rush hour, causing a million dollars' worth of negative economic impact and slowi
by raldi 3y ago
When, say, a car (with or without a driver) runs out of gas on a bridge during rush hour, causing a million dollars' worth of negative economic impact and slowing down emergency vehicles, their insurance should be fined heavily and their rate should go up. If we're going to price externalities, let's do it across the board.
- asu_thomas 3y agoHumans don't have an incentive to increase road use with the tradeoff of breaking down proportionally more often. A startup like Cruise is objectively incentivized to accept that tradeoff.
- goeiedaggoeie 3y agoWhere do we price up externalities! We surely need to in manufacturing, construction and such, but I don't see us doing it in any meaningful way now, so I am a bit surprised by your statement!
- 40yearoldman 3y agoThis would essentially mean the rich are the only who can drive. A car accident goes form 50k to millions with ideas like this.
- raldi 3y agoWhy do you believe that would be the case? People sometimes cause a million dollars' worth of damages in a car crash, and insurance covers it, and somehow regular folks can still drive under this system.
- gwbas1c 3y agoIt was multiple Cruise vehicles that blocked Ocean Boulevard, not just a single stuck car. IE: First violation is a couple hundred bucks, 2nd is a couple thousand, compounding from there.