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So the solution to a lane ending unexpectedly is to speed up? One would imagine that slowing down or even stopping would be the correct solution there.

synecdoche 2y ago
Probably most of the time, but not every time. Which strategy is best in different situations cannot easily be predicted I'd imagine.
bluefirebrand 2y ago
Stopping in traffic is almost never the safest option If you are approaching and have room but someone is closing the gap, it may indeed be safer to speed up so you can take the spot before it closes and you are forced to stop Granted, drivers should not be taking away the room you need to merge, but if everyone on the road were good drivers then we might not be seeking such nannying tech built into our cars to force them to drive better
- zehaeva 2y ago
  If all vehicles are limited in the same way I am uncertain how this could even happen. If the computer enforced max speed is 120km, and I'm going 120km, and the vehicle coming up is also going 120km, they can't overtake you, they can't close the gap. Maybe, if the vehicle ahead of both of you is going much slower than either of you then yeah, they could close the gap. But even in that situation you could speed up to the max speed, matching that of the approaching vehicle, and merge. You'd still need to slow down to match the vehicle ahead, but so too would the one behind you, regardless of what you were going to do.
  - bluefirebrand 2y ago
    > If all vehicles are limited in the same way I am uncertain how this could even happen This won't happen unless it becomes illegal to drive un-limited vehicles entirely though People will drive older un-limited vehicles, or import un-limited cars from elsewhere, or buy limited cars and jailbreak them... You're starting with a flawed premise and then concluding what you prefer
    - zehaeva 2y ago
      You're adding on a whole lot of edge cases onto an edge and coming to a conclusion that you think is best. Some guy is shutting you out of the lane next to you, slow down and merge behind them.
      - bluefirebrand 2y ago
        Speeding up to merge with traffic that is moving faster than you is not an edge case :/
        zehaeva 2y ago
        Okay, but that's not the scenario that was being discussed.

synecdoche 2y ago

Probably most of the time, but not every time. Which strategy is best in different situations cannot easily be predicted I'd imagine.

bluefirebrand 2y ago

Stopping in traffic is almost never the safest option If you are approaching and have room but someone is closing the gap, it may indeed be safer to speed up so you can take the spot before it closes and you are forced to stop Granted, drivers should not be taking away the room you need to merge, but if everyone on the road were good drivers then we might not be seeking such nannying tech built into our cars to force them to drive better

zehaeva 2y ago
If all vehicles are limited in the same way I am uncertain how this could even happen. If the computer enforced max speed is 120km, and I'm going 120km, and the vehicle coming up is also going 120km, they can't overtake you, they can't close the gap. Maybe, if the vehicle ahead of both of you is going much slower than either of you then yeah, they could close the gap. But even in that situation you could speed up to the max speed, matching that of the approaching vehicle, and merge. You'd still need to slow down to match the vehicle ahead, but so too would the one behind you, regardless of what you were going to do.
- bluefirebrand 2y ago
  > If all vehicles are limited in the same way I am uncertain how this could even happen This won't happen unless it becomes illegal to drive un-limited vehicles entirely though People will drive older un-limited vehicles, or import un-limited cars from elsewhere, or buy limited cars and jailbreak them... You're starting with a flawed premise and then concluding what you prefer
  - zehaeva 2y ago
    You're adding on a whole lot of edge cases onto an edge and coming to a conclusion that you think is best. Some guy is shutting you out of the lane next to you, slow down and merge behind them.
    - bluefirebrand 2y ago
      Speeding up to merge with traffic that is moving faster than you is not an edge case :/
      - zehaeva 2y ago
        Okay, but that's not the scenario that was being discussed.