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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 (#14839306)
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.
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Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal by Eridrus on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:45PM (#14840797)
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.

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