Do you have any evidence for these claims? This just feels like luddism to me.
The "bigger, heavier" part does indeed seem to be a tradeoff. It's been blamed for a significanted rise in pedestrian fatalities, even as vehicles get safer for the people inside.
One source, just after a quick search: https://www.ghsa.org/resources/Pedestrians20
I'd argue feeling safe when I drive is net positive for actual safety. Stressed drivers going to make way more errors.
if you’re prone to being overwhelmed by stress while driving a machine that can potentially kill you, that’s a sign to get more training, not to mollify oneself with an illusion of safety. ignorance is not bliss in this case.
Re:Software is eating the car
by ClumsyPilot on Thursday June 10, 2021 @09:30PM
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if you’re prone to stress while driving a machine that can potentially kill you, that’s a sign you are aware of your predicament
Re:Software is eating the car
by throwaway0a5e on Thursday June 10, 2021 @09:57PM
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Have you ever seen how stressed out drivers behave?
We've all seen that person in a Honda fit who's so terrified of being on the freeway during rush hour they're driving like an overloaded scrap hauler and generally causing a problem in whatever lane they're in.
That doesn't make the roads safer.
that's not to argue that those tradeoffs aren't net positive, but that they're still tradeoffs to be considered, rather than short-circuiting to "of course it's better!".