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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by mikae1 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:24PM (#38268214)
From a Swedish perspective this sounds horrific.

> Assume they don't see you.

So what about kids? They're usually not the best at that game. Are they not allowed to become autonomous beings because there are killer tanks on the move?

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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by Libcat99 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:38PM (#38268433)
In much of the US it is expected that kids will be driven everywhere. Walking is often dangerous.

It's disturbing.

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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by roughly on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:41PM (#38268491)
Buddy if the gun situation around here didn’t convey America’s stance on child safety I don’t know what will.
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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by robin_reala on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:26PM (#38268254)
Sweden actually has driving tests that test the participants though.
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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by hindsightbias on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:44PM (#38268527)
We're Free(TM) here. Autonomous roaming kinder will get you a visit from Child Protective Services.

Major dense metros with viable transit are more immune to this, middle schoolers aren't unheard of but ridesharing probably has raised the threat level.

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