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Re:Are self-driving cars safer than human drivers? by transportguy on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:38AM (#27499909)
It's plausible that 20% of drivers crash enough for 80% to be above average
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Re:Are self-driving cars safer than human drivers? by transportguy on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:41AM (#27499927)
'According to the AA Charitable Trust, 40% of UK drivers have crashed by the time they are 23 years old, and 26% of drivers have crashed within two years of obtaining their licence. (Source: https://m.toptests.co.uk/driving-statistics/)'

Although maybe not

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Re:Are self-driving cars safer than human drivers? by toast0 on Monday June 14, 2021 @03:02AM (#27500063)
I was a pretty crap driver before I was 23 (regardless of what I would have said then), but I'm not too bad now. Although, it depends on what you measure, I suppose; I've driven behind a Waymo vehicle, and they stay in the lines a lot more than me (which could be a positive for following rules, or a negative for increased drive times), but I also didn't ever change lanes into a bus expecting it would move, and I can avoid some of the annoying driving behaviors I used to see with Waymo (signal a lane change, decide not to do it, loop); not sure where they're at with that since I no longer live in their test areas.
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