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Glad this is only a recommendation at this phase. I suspect it's in that class of solutions which would create an enormous and dystopian enforcement apparatus f
by karaterobot 3y ago
Glad this is only a recommendation at this phase. I suspect it's in that class of solutions which would create an enormous and dystopian enforcement apparatus far more troubling than the problem it was created to solve. For me, anyway, your mileage may vary (ha ha).
I don't deny that traffic accidents are a problem, but let's not forget that traffic fatalities (both by vehicle mile and by population) peaked about 100 years ago, a lifetime before SUVs and "big ol' trucks" became a thing. They are now about 5% of that apex, trending generally downward or staying about the same[1].
If this is enacted (and probably even if it isn't) I suspect I will just drive older, dumber vehicles until we have actual self-driving cars, skipping the intervening period of having cars too dumb to drive themselves, but which think they are smart enough to police how I drive.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in...