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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by tqi on Thursday June 01, 2023 @10:40PM (#36160199)
> it's that those situations might be unevenly distributed among drivers.

I think that may be true in all cases - for example seat belts and airbags requirements may affect people differently depending on height and weight?

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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by Dylan16807 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @10:57PM (#36160314)
Well specifically the idea is that it's so uneven it might increase the danger for certain groups, and seatbelts are pretty good overall. But bringing up airbags is a great example. If you're short enough (or possibly if you're tall enough), a standard airbag is more dangerous than nothing at all.
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