Re:Tempe Police Release Video of Uber Accident
by mirimir on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @09:33PM
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He startles just before the collision, so anything he was watching on the dashboard arguably showed no more than the video that was released. But maybe the video camera had poor sensitivity at low light, and the driver could have seen her sooner, looking out of the windshield.
Re:Tempe Police Release Video of Uber Accident
by MertsA on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:14PM
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I'm not so sure that's just before the collision. The driver claimed that he didn't notice the pedestrian until he heard/felt the collision and it's not like the car hit a large object. I'm not convinced that he startled before the car hit the pedestrian.
It is possible that a screen provided a clearer (somehow enhanced) view of the road, so I'm reserving judgment for now.
Of course using that screen could be a grave error if the screen relied on sensors that missed the victim. But if it appeared to be better than looking out of the windshield then that points to a process problem and not necessarily a safety driver inattention one.