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See, I'm not sure I would feel safer that way. You can stop a Waymo with a couple traffic cones and then rob the occupants. I think busses and trains are way sa
by foxyv 9mo ago
See, I'm not sure I would feel safer that way. You can stop a Waymo with a couple traffic cones and then rob the occupants. I think busses and trains are way safer. They have transit police and drivers that are able to handle situations like assault. Also, in my experience, people tend to help out when someone is being a POS and you are less likely to be robbed on a bus than in a car.
- 0x3f 9mo agoThis is... just not my experience at all. Passengers and transit workers alike ignore assaults. Even cops sometimes.
- foxyv 9mo agoAnecdotally, I've had the opposite experience. However, the raw data shows the difference. Scientific American did a great article on the data released by the DOT in the USA. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-public-transit-really-safer-than-driving/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-public-transit...
- conover 9mo agoI think the traffic cone robbery threat model also exists for non-Waymos (e.g. car jacking).
- foxyv 9mo agoFor an Uber, you have more people in the car. Also, the driver can avoid a robbery better than a robot. More people is safer in general.