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I’m genuinely surprised “human drivers can't comprehend or anticipate a driverless car hitting the brakes for no apparent reason” is an argument people can rela

I’m genuinely surprised “human drivers can't comprehend or anticipate a driverless car hitting the brakes for no apparent reason” is an argument people can relate to. You absolutely should be expecting the driver in front to slam on the brakes at full force without warning. There’s an infinite number of things that could cause any driver - human or autonomous - to do this. If you drive without this expectation then you’re a very dangerous driver and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near you on the road.

standardUser 3y ago
There seems to be a cabal of downvoters who, I assume, truly believe they are entitled to drive like complete jackasses.
- SftwrSvior81 3y ago
  A lot of drivers tend to drive like assholes so this isn't too surprising.
- wholesomepotato 3y ago
  It's fault of the person who didn't have enough room to stop. Full stop. It doesn't change the fact though that human drivers don't slam the brakes out of the blue because their "AI" got confused about nothing in particular, and that it is dangerous.
- watwut 3y ago
  Slamming brakes for not reason IS being complete jackass. And if you do it frequently enough, you have no business being on road.
  - drewbug01 3y ago
    You are conflating “unexpectedly” with “no reason”. The parent comments said “unexpectedly.” There is a world of difference in those word choices. Saying “no reason” certainly gives you an excuse to write a sanctimonious comment like this, but it’s misrepresenting what was said.
SoftTalker 3y ago
A common insurance fraud trick is to change lanes close in front of someone and then slam on your brakes to cause a rear-end collison, then file an injury claim for back or neck pain against the other driver. They don't have time to react but are presumed at fault. One of many reasons to have a dash camera in your car.
- shortcake27 3y ago
  That doesn’t really have anything to do with what we’re talking about, but many of those types of accidents can also be avoided. There’s a significant number of people who feel personally attacked by a car merging in front of them, despite the fact that a merging vehicle has right of way (in all countries I’ve ever driven in). There’s a video that keeps popping up on my Instagram where a car changes lanes, and the car behind has plenty of time to react and slow down slightly, but they instead crash into the merging vehicle intentionally without touching the brakes at all. Most of the comments side with the driver who caused the incident, not the merging vehicle who did nothing wrong. Anyway, my point is, there are a lot of people who refuse to give space to merging vehicles, which increases the chance of these accidents happening (fraud or not). If you put your ego aside and immediately back off when a vehicle in front merges, you’ll be far more likely to avoid this type of accident. Alternatively, if you tailgate a merging vehicle out of “principle” you’re just inviting an accident.

standardUser 3y ago

There seems to be a cabal of downvoters who, I assume, truly believe they are entitled to drive like complete jackasses.

SftwrSvior81 3y ago
A lot of drivers tend to drive like assholes so this isn't too surprising.
wholesomepotato 3y ago
It's fault of the person who didn't have enough room to stop. Full stop. It doesn't change the fact though that human drivers don't slam the brakes out of the blue because their "AI" got confused about nothing in particular, and that it is dangerous.
watwut 3y ago
Slamming brakes for not reason IS being complete jackass. And if you do it frequently enough, you have no business being on road.
- drewbug01 3y ago
  You are conflating “unexpectedly” with “no reason”. The parent comments said “unexpectedly.” There is a world of difference in those word choices. Saying “no reason” certainly gives you an excuse to write a sanctimonious comment like this, but it’s misrepresenting what was said.

SoftTalker 3y ago

A common insurance fraud trick is to change lanes close in front of someone and then slam on your brakes to cause a rear-end collison, then file an injury claim for back or neck pain against the other driver. They don't have time to react but are presumed at fault. One of many reasons to have a dash camera in your car.

shortcake27 3y ago
That doesn’t really have anything to do with what we’re talking about, but many of those types of accidents can also be avoided. There’s a significant number of people who feel personally attacked by a car merging in front of them, despite the fact that a merging vehicle has right of way (in all countries I’ve ever driven in). There’s a video that keeps popping up on my Instagram where a car changes lanes, and the car behind has plenty of time to react and slow down slightly, but they instead crash into the merging vehicle intentionally without touching the brakes at all. Most of the comments side with the driver who caused the incident, not the merging vehicle who did nothing wrong. Anyway, my point is, there are a lot of people who refuse to give space to merging vehicles, which increases the chance of these accidents happening (fraud or not). If you put your ego aside and immediately back off when a vehicle in front merges, you’ll be far more likely to avoid this type of accident. Alternatively, if you tailgate a merging vehicle out of “principle” you’re just inviting an accident.