Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal
by Eridrus on Monday July 24, 2017 @10:05AM
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Humans are kind of shitty at driving though.
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Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal
by ghaff on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:33AM
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You have to define "shitty" in this context. I agree that there are a lot of bad drivers out there. But even with those bad drivers, people driving while texting/intoxicated, and with older vehicles that don't have all the latest safety and assistive driving features, the fatality rate in the US is still something like 1 per 100 million miles. There are a lot of auto-related deaths in the US but there are a lot of miles driven.
Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal
by Eridrus on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:45PM
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Given modern safety standards in vehicles, I don't think fatalities are a good measure of how good humans are at driving.
It's news when a self-driving car runs a red light, but pretty normal for humans.
Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal
by DashRattlesnake on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @01:25AM
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That may be so, but they're not often confused by bikes painted on the back of a van either.
Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal
by Eridrus on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @09:13AM
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I think this is only partially true. When I saw the image I was actually confused by why the outlines were wrong. In real life though I wouldn't be presented with a single image, but rather high res video.