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the cyclist left the scene “reporting only minor scratches.” I'd never considered it before, but perhaps the endgame is humans getting used to automated taxis
by asah 3y ago
the cyclist left the scene “reporting only minor scratches.”
I'd never considered it before, but perhaps the endgame is humans getting used to automated taxis like potholes, animals, nails and other road hazards ? And then learning to judge the risk and accepting occasional small crashes like this.
- pests 3y ago/s ? Did you just ask if the endgame is humans getting used to cars crashing into them? Thanks for the chuckle.
- lmz 3y agoAccepting occasional small crashes? Is this not already the status quo?
- dymk 3y agoThe status quo is accepting cyclists getting mowed down by human drivers by the thousands every year
- Groxx 3y agoAs a biker on the road, yes, you absolutely do consider that the status quo. Otherwise you stand a good chance of joining that statistic. Cars do a lot more damage to you than you do to them. Which implies nothing about any ideal state, either practically or legally. But it is an accurate description of the real world in many areas, and therefore a reasonable expectation when your life is on the line. --- On a more technical level, legally and practically, the acceptable number of accidents is essentially never zero. That would imply absurd costs involved in prevention. Everyone wants it to be lower of course, but humans do not have infinite value in policy decisions.
- Bjartr 3y agoThe number pedestrians injured in the us by cars annually is around 60k. We're already pretty used to it. So yes, if automated cars reduce that to say 6k a year, that's still a win. As would be 30k, but lower severity injuries.
- ClassyJacket 3y agoWe are already used to it.
- csomar 3y agoMy guess is that the cyclist has really had minor scratches and decided that his time is worth more than waiting and filling in a police report.
- jiveturkey 3y agoAs a pedestrian, I've been struck (once) by non-automated vehicles and yes, walked away on my own and that was that. We do already accept this kind of risk and you're just unfairly picking on AVs with that comment. Bicyclists accept huge risk, period. Simple things like people parked and opening the car door without looking, right into a cyclist, happen all the time. I bet every single day.