Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously complained about autopilot

Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by Stratoscope on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:50AM (#22306191)

When I was a kid - this was quite a few years ago - I had some older relatives who refused to wear a seat belt. Being somewhat of a brat, I asked them why. They answered like this:

"If I get in a wreck, I don't want to be trapped in the car. I want to be thrown clear!"

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by croon on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @04:25AM (#22307296)

This might be just me, but I don't think it's bratty to question truly idiotic behavior.

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by perl4ever on Saturday February 15, 2020 @01:01AM (#22333585)

I think it's obnoxious to call people "truly idiotic" if you would not apply the phrase to everyone who takes "unnecessary" risks. I am conditioned from childhood to wear a seatbelt in a car, but I also have owned a motorcycle in the past, and currently own a pre-airbag car (which I assume also lacks more subtle features like modern crumple zones and high strength steel, etc.). What makes one risk reasonable and another not?

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