The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land

Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by throwaway0a5e on Friday April 15, 2022 @01:47PM (#31043278)

I'd be far happier if we were just allowed to ignore the signs and have strict liability for the consequences if we screw up doing so. Being subject to fines and harassment by law enforcement is what I don't like.

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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by cycomanic on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:34PM (#31043947)

Statistically 80% (might have been even higher I can't find the source right now) of drivers consuders themselves above average.

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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by throwaway0a5e on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:14PM (#31045925)

a) That's possible depending on how you quantify ability because average is influenced by outliers.

b) Is that supposed to be a rebuttal or something? I think "do whatever but strict liability if you F up" would be fine even for average and below average drivers. That's mostly how things already work in practice.

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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by Dylan16807 on Friday April 15, 2022 @08:18PM (#31047631)

Good thing they didn't say the rule should be for above average drivers only?

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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by leetcrew on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:17PM (#31045954)

and depending on the distribution, they might be right!

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