I dread what cars are slowly turning into. Yet most people are still myopically focused on the drawbacks of touchscreens instead of hardware knobs.
Isn’t this avoided by using your turn signal?
That’s how Mazda’s works
Maybe there's a good reason the safety system of the car is fighting you on this
I also like that if I am following someone slow with ACC it starts to accelerate the very second that I turn on the blinker so I can start passing. My old car would make you wait until it could read that the lane was clear.
The only system that I objectively dont like is the 'travel assist' (lane centering) because I do not like the lane position that it prefers.
This seems like a recipe for disaster when you are in a situation in which you need to respond quickly to an unexpected circumstance.
I thought it might be annoying when I first got a car with LKA, but I've yet to have any complaints about it.
I think that's an odd behavior. As far as I'm concerned, using the signal is just as much of part of a lane change as is turning the wheel. Be in the habit of using it every time and you'll never forget it.
Especially as a pedestrian I think a lot of drivers are basically blind to your existence and then don't bother to signal turns because if they don't notice you then why would they need to warn anyone of what they're about to do with their 6000 pound metal box? And besides, are pedestrians really people anyway?
In my experience it does sometimes make errors, but it also sometimes makes very good assistance, so much so that I've come to depend on it. Have you ever noticed that the dings and chimes are much more frequent when you're looking away from the road?
Rather than being like other commenters telling you to use your turn signals, I'm going to take another approach. I'm going to ask.
Why aren't you using your turn signals?
But most of the safety tech introduced in the last 10 years (or at least that is much more prevalent in the last 10 years) are things like collision avoidance systems, mandatory backup cameras, lane change warnings, etc., that have nothing to do with weight nor distracted driving.
Yes, I agree increasing vehicle weights and distracted driving are a huge problem. But then saying "Adding more tech won't solve this. Only removing and limiting its use will roll back this trend." is a completely unwarranted conclusion.
It looks like this is a US-specific issue, which isn't really highlighted in your comment. In other countries, it seems like the "motor vehicle fatality rate" has decreased for the last decade, some years more than others. The three other countries I checked were Australia, Japan and Iceland, as those had comparable pages on Wikipedia as the one you linked: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%22Motor+vehicle...
Forward Collision-Avoidance systems really great.
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When I first got my Tesla in 2019, there was one specific overpass that I would go under during my commute that seemed to have a ~20% chance of triggering automatic emergency braking. I got into the habit of preparing to stomp the throttle which would override AEB.
Luckily, a software update came out a few months in that seemed to fix that specific case. Now, I've done 1,300 mile road trips that didn't have a single phantom braking incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuX-5E7xoU
Thank you Ryan from Fortnine.
I'm just not seeing an increasing trend overall. There was certainly a notable increase from 2013 to 2016, but that's about all you could say. You'd need 2023-2024 data to see if the recent increase was due to lockdowns.
Certainly right, but staying focused while driving in countries with a lot of speed traps is impossible. You put your limiter, move at a snail pace and it's truly boring (for experienced drivers - not experienced drivers will be alert and stressed and that's maybe good). As an experienced driver, you either fall asleep or you just use your smartphone or whatever
If driving the appropriate speed is difficult for you to do undistracted, then you need to find ways to improve your driving skills instead of blaming the law for saying that you're a bad driver.
Fatalities per mile and injuries per mile are down, and the safety/security systems are strictly net benefits. Americans are driving more than in the past and in more vehicles. The real issue is that Americans do t give a shit anymore, are distracted as hell, and in general trust in society has declined. Low trust societies have insane road cultures, and the decaying state of the average driver is a reflection on the decaying state of Anerica trust in society.
We cant ignore reckless drivers. Since COVID I noticed a large trend in people strait up not giving a damn about anyone and driving as fast and recklessly as they can. EVERY SINGLE DAY I see street racing on the highway in traffic, speeding, large SUV's bullying smaller cars, people chasing each other in either road rage incidents or racing, and yes swerving around as if they're the only one on the road while playing with phones - utterly insane behavior. I have to drive with eyes in the back of my head.
Just last week a co-worker witnessed someone driving over 100 MPH on a highway with a 50/55 MPH limit while throwing trash out the sunroof and then trying to squeeze between two cars that were in his royal highness' way. They didn't fit, side swiped one of the cars, lost control and caused a severe accident he was almost involved in.
The same week another coworker was forced off the highway by a big stupid jeep who he saw make eye contact with him but didn't care and forced him to swerve onto the grass shoulder.
What the hell is going on in these peoples heads? Why is there so much selfish bravado? Why all the bullying? Why are we forced to be victims to these clowns? Why is no one doing anything about this?
If you drive any of those brands I will treat you like a maniac, and I’m usually right.
For the SUV crowd you have jacked up jeeps with "angry eye" body kits along with a mix of pickups from the major 3 and the asshats in Escalades.
Any BMW is to be avoided.
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There's two main contributing factors, weight and distraction.
Weight is easy to tell by looking around. More people than ever are driving around in huge SUVs and pickup trucks.
But the bigger issue is distracted driving. The majority of other drivers I see are on their phones while moving. Almost everybody is checking their phones at intersections. And those that aren't have another distraction, the big tablets built into their cars, the use of which is required to change trivial settings.
Adding more tech won't solve this. Only removing and limiting its use will roll back this trend.