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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by aio2 on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:46PM (#36168379)
May I ask why the respnsibility falls on the car instead of the driver on the phone in the first paragraph?

Just like you are responsible if you used a gun, you are responsible on how you drive a car.

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Re:Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds... by ryandvm on Friday June 02, 2023 @02:31PM (#36168951)
Because, like guns, it's obvious that the despite the fact that the actor _should_ be responsible, the consequences for failure to do so fall on everyone else.

If my car has been destroyed by the driver behind me because they were looking at their phone, it's little consolation that they shouldn't have.

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