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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by robonerd on Friday May 06, 2022 @06:37PM (#31290271)
That might be the way it works in Israel, but it's not a safe way to drive even if the law permits it. In Washington state, every intersection is a crosswalk whether or not it's marked, and you have to stop for any pedestrian crossing an intersection whether or not the light says the pedestrian can be there.

I hope these car companies get local laws right. But it would be best if they did the safe thing even if local laws didn't require it.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by Hamuko on Friday May 06, 2022 @06:50PM (#31290360)
It's not a safe way to walk either, and I don't know where walking against a red light is legal.
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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by robonerd on Friday May 06, 2022 @07:20PM (#31290560)
Walking through a red-light is illegal and so is driving through a green light when somebody is improperly walking through the intersection. There's no contradiction here.
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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by zip1234 on Friday May 06, 2022 @08:41PM (#31291123)
In England it is legal as long as the walker determines it is safe to do so.
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