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Re:Tesla driver dies after his Model 3 stops on highway, get... by Handytinge on Friday March 04, 2022 @11:37PM (#30564298)
> "Safe stopping distance" is not a fixed number. And I doubt any car can properly calculate that because there's just too much context to be accounted for.

If people truely cannot calculate this, we shouldn't have cars.

Personally I know my car quite well and its stopping distance in most conditions. I always operate it further than the stopping distance. If I couldn't, I wouldn't drive. It's not worth the risk for myself or anyone else.

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Re:Tesla driver dies after his Model 3 stops on highway, get... by ravishi on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @02:14PM (#30618741)
Well, we should not have knives nor anything that poses any contextual danger in any situation either. Oh, nor should we use fire.
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Re:Tesla driver dies after his Model 3 stops on highway, get... by Handytinge on Sunday March 20, 2022 @08:43PM (#30748620)
These things are significantly less likely to cause the death of a stranger, especially as they're things we use in our own home.

However if you don't know the basics of knife safety (you shouldn't throw them, they're sharp, etc), maybe you shouldn't operate one.

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