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Re:Google says self-driving car hits municipal bus in minor ... by jkyle on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @12:01PM (#11204067)
Busses here have been natural gas for a while.[1] We don't have many lorries here, mostly very large 18 wheelers and local deliver trucks...I count the delivery trucks amongst the regular car drivers. I wouldn't say they're more dangerous, though not less.

1. http://anga.us/blog/2013/5/16/cleaner-transportation-powered...

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Re:Google says self-driving car hits municipal bus in minor ... by spacecowboy_lon on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @06:01AM (#11209208)
Around 90% of the cyclist fatalities in London are caused by lorries
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Re:Google says self-driving car hits municipal bus in minor ... by bazzargh on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @06:22AM (#11209278)
The figure is more like 50%, despite lorries being only around 5% of the traffic (see eg http://lcc.org.uk/pages/cycling-near-lorries, http://www.cyclelaw.co.uk/cyclists-and-hgvs). They are disproportionately dangerous, but not to the extent you suggest.
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