Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by executesorder66 on Friday November 13, 2015 @02:38AM
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Fuck I hate it when people do that i.e. 99.99% of the time. Just go as soon as the person in front of you starts going and build your gap by accelerating slightly slower than the person in front of you _after_ you are on the other side of the traffic light.
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Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by Symbiote on Friday November 13, 2015 @04:00AM
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Without having a gap before you start, how do you plan on stopping in time if the car in front stops suddenly? Which they might do if they see someone running the red light, or a pedestrian thinking there's just enough time to run across.
Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by lsaferite on Friday November 13, 2015 @11:10AM
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The needed gap is proportional to your speed. Starting speed from a stop is quite low so the gap needed is low. As you gain speed you expand the gap.
Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by undersuit on Friday November 13, 2015 @05:40PM
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You can't all accelerate at the same rates and expect the distance between the cars to increase. The slow trundle off the starting line is needed to establish following distance.
Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by executesorder66 on Sunday November 15, 2015 @03:46AM
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That is why I said accelerate _slower_ than the person in front of you to build a gap. (Once you are on the other side of the traffic light)
When the light goes green everyone should go at the exact same time and acceleration. Because you just started moving your speed is very low, so you don't need a large following distance.
You are clearly one of the millions of people that doesn't understand this.