Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously

Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by kd5bjo on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @05:16AM (#21268486)

There’s a significant fraction of drivers that interpret a turn signal as a sign that it’s ok to pass unsafely because the signalling driver is safety-conscious and will act to avoid a colission,

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:07AM (#21269082)

I’ve heard the argument described like this:

Indicating I’d exactly that: indicating your intention to turn, which is useless information because it causes people to assume they know what you will do.

It’s not an entirely flawed argument.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by bmn__ on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:54AM (#21268999)

These people are mentally unfit to take part in motorised traffic. Confiscate their driving licence and return it only when they undergo and pass a psychological examination.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by informatimago on Saturday October 19, 2019 @02:34PM (#21299973)

It looks like Tesla AI doesn't take the signals into account, but only the car movements.

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