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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by chmod775 on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @10:55AM (#21463745)
Sure, you may get a ticket for not using a pedestrian crossing if there is one nearby, but if you get run over it's still probably the driver's fault. You can have both.
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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by mytailorisrich on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @11:03AM (#21463835)
There is a difference between having priority and having the right to be safe.

Priority means that cars must give way, which is the case at pedestrian crossings: Cars must give way BEFORE a pedestrian has started to cross in order to let him cross.

But in any case once a pedestrian is on the road cars have a duty of care not to hit him.

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