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Re:In 2019 40% of San Francisco traffic fatalities are from ... by giantg2 on Monday December 06, 2021 @04:15PM (#29465829)
Or we could actually test people. The drivers test is a joke here. Most "accidents" are really the result of someone making a bad choice - to look at their phone, to exceed safe speeds, to run a red light (impatience is probably the biggest in my opinion), etc.
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Re:In 2019 40% of San Francisco traffic fatalities are from ... by matsemann on Monday December 06, 2021 @04:23PM (#29465913)
Where I live, getting a driver's license takes a long time, money and involves lots of training. Still have many problems. Maybe the average driver is a bit better here, but what's needed is a systematic change. Can't rely on people behaving better, they never will. Design stuff better instead.
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Re:In 2019 40% of San Francisco traffic fatalities are from ... by giantg2 on Monday December 06, 2021 @05:12PM (#29466370)
Systemic change could be good, but depends what it actually is.

The original suggestion was complete segregation of pedestrians and cars, which isn't completely feasible (only in relatively small areas and with exceptions).

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