Six cars aced new pedestrian detection tests

Re:Six cars aced new pedestrian detection tests by djaychela on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @03:56AM (#21395443)

I think the interesting thing in that article is the stat that pedestrian fatalities reached their lowest in 2009, and have been increasing since. Is it really (as I've heard and read) that it's because people are on their phones and walking out into the road? I've definitely seen people do this in front of me, but I know that's merely anecdotal.

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Re:Six cars aced new pedestrian detection tests by griffinheart on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @03:59AM (#21395457)

I remember reading an article on hn that the rise of SUV's and their design is related to the increase of fatalities.

Like, compare a pedestrian collision where the car has a lower and more aerodynamic front vs the wall that is a SUV's front.

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Re:Six cars aced new pedestrian detection tests by benologist on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @12:40PM (#21399638)

SUVs are higher and hitting people in the head / chest -

https://www.aarp.org/auto/driver-safety/info-2018/suv-pedest...

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Re:Six cars aced new pedestrian detection tests by donkeyd on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @04:05AM (#21395482)

And at the same time people are also on their phones in their cars, decreasing the chance that they can respond to that person walking into the road. I've had so many times where I didn't have an accident just because I was paying attention to what other people were doing.

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