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There has been a steady increase in car accidents as well since 2001 and that is gradually increasing car insurance in many countries. A smaller effect than inf
by PaulKeeble 3y ago
There has been a steady increase in car accidents as well since 2001 and that is gradually increasing car insurance in many countries. A smaller effect than inflation but still quite an interesting pattern.
- technofiend 3y agoDistracted driving is rampant.
- ChainOfFools 3y agoPhone in the hand that normally operates the turn signal = nobody uses their goddamn turn signal anymore = not getting t-boned means either: absurdly defensive driving (causing, e.g., 10 cars backed up behind someone who can't turn in to cross street traffic because no one signals when they're changing lanes any more, so you have to wait for completely sight-clear passage in all lanes to turn into the nearest one) or an unasked-for game of chicken multiple times a day, both cases driving up road rage, exacerbating the problem further. And the only alternative to this for a lot of people seems to be buying the biggest, bulkiest, most Mad Max kill-your-kids-so-mine-survive vehicle that can or can't afford.
- throwitaway222 3y agoI'm not even sure we've realized the "phone in hand" is an even bigger issue than the larger vehicle... People aren't really people anymore, they're just input for the next AGI. Do the kids even matter? long term, what society are we building
- alamortsubite 3y agoCollision repairs are also going up as people buy increasingly complex/expensive vehicles.
- vidanay 3y agoThey buy increasingly complex and expensive vehicles because there is no option in a significant portion of the world for a simple, functional, economic car.
- paulmd 3y agoIt effectively hasn’t been legal to sell cars without a moderate degree of computerization, sensor fusion, and telemetry since the 2017 model year