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Is there evidence that auto firmware issues are a major cause of injury, enough to mandate such a thing? There is already a heavy burden to comply with standard
by LVB 12y ago
Is there evidence that auto firmware issues are a major cause of injury, enough to mandate such a thing? There is already a heavy burden to comply with standards.
I recent called our city's public works dept to propose changing the traffic signage/signals at an extremely confusing and potentially dangerous intersection (every person I've talked to about it hates making the turn there...). The lead traffic engineer was very understanding and agreed it was a terrible intersection. But the hard stats showed few accidents there, so he'd never be able to redirect money from more problematic areas...
- Bjartr 11y agoInterestingly, the fact that the intersection feels confusing forces people to pay close attention to figure out what's going on. That can lead to fewer accidents in some cases. I can't currently find it, but I once read about a roundabout that had accident problems, but had very good signage. People felt entirely in control going into it and weren't paying as much attention as they could be. By removing the signage people wouldn't inadvertently take for granted the behavior of the other drivers, they'd slow down more, they'd pay closer attention, and as a result the accident rate dropped.