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A comment on U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years.

Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by hroa on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @06:14PM (#40217089)
We have a 2017 Highlander, and the automatic emergency breaking has avoided accidents at least 3 times. One time, my wife was at an intersection turning right. She was looking left for an opening, and a teenager saw the same opening and tried to run across the street as she accelerated into the right turn. The automatic breaking saved him and my wife from a sad situation.
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Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by throwworhtthrow on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @07:12PM (#40217607)
That's horrific. You would hit another car or person every two years if not for automatic braking?

Also, it's inexcusable to turn in front of a pedestrian without even looking where you're going. I know it's common driving behavior but it's simply selfish to endanger someone on foot because you want to squeeze into cross traffic ASAP.

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