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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by chopin on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @08:28AM (#16627901)
As far as I understand your comment, driving at the speed limit is unsafe because everybody is speeding. Sounds like a self-fulfilling thing. Maybe it would be even safer if the majority would obey the speed limit?
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by URSpider94 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @09:42AM (#16628437)
Did you read the link I posted? Theres lots of empirical data out there that says that drivers drive the same speed on a road, regardless of the posted limit. That speed is based on their judgment of the road - sight lines, shoulder width, sharpness of curves, etc.
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:10PM (#16631607)
People speed because of poor road design and poor enforcement of speed limits.
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @07:11PM (#16633687)
Just curious (and not trying to challenge or be confrontational), how long have you held a driver's license?
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @06:30PM (#16633394)
And the idea that the speed limit itself is the problem... is there any room in your worldview for that possibility?

Why not lower it to 5 MPH on a nationwide basis? Think of all the lives that would save!

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