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Re:Japan outlaws flying drones while drunk by zrobotics on Thursday June 13, 2019 @09:26AM (#20174602)
I know Japanese cars tend to be smaller than the monstrosities common in the US, but even a small car will weigh >1000lbs. That's enough kinetic energy that even someone in another car is at risk, whereas anyone in a car is nearly invulnerable to a consumer drone. I definitely don't want to be struck by a drone, but given the choice between a car accident and drone accident, I'll take the drone any day.
Re:Japan outlaws flying drones while drunk by behringer on Thursday June 13, 2019 @09:39AM (#20174704)
Wait are we comparing drone on car impacts now?
Re:Japan outlaws flying drones while drunk by zrobotics on Thursday June 13, 2019 @11:02AM (#20175535)
Quite a few drunk driving deaths are car-on-car, so it seemed a reasonable comparison to make. Although I would suspect the majority of drone accidents are drone-on-human, but even in that case car-on-pedestrian is far more lethal.
Re:Japan outlaws flying drones while drunk by nihonde on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:24PM (#20176364)
A collision between a drone and a windshield is plenty to cause a serious accident.