Re:No traffic deaths in Helsinki for a year
by levocardia on Saturday August 02, 2025 @05:42PM
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FWIW Cybertruck (and all other teslas) have a forward collision warning system that can detect pedestrians and automatically brake. Not perfectly of course, but better than other cars. Large cars are not the primary driver of increased pedestrian deaths in the USA, either.
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Re:No traffic deaths in Helsinki for a year
by derektank on Saturday August 02, 2025 @06:16PM
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>Large cars are not the primary driver of increased pedestrian deaths in the USA, either.
What is the primary cause of increased US pedestrian deaths?
Re:No traffic deaths in Helsinki for a year
by sosborn on Saturday August 02, 2025 @10:41PM
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My money would go on mobile phone usage.
Re:No traffic deaths in Helsinki for a year
by jeromegv on Sunday August 03, 2025 @09:42AM
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Every countries in the world got cellphones. Many saw a drop in fatalies on the road, others it went up (US). Cellphones surely don’t help and are awful but once you hit someone the size of the car (and speed!) matters on the outcome and cars are bigger in the US.
Re:No traffic deaths in Helsinki for a year
by jamesblonde on Saturday August 02, 2025 @07:50PM
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"Large cars are not the primary driver of increased pedestrian deaths in the USA"
Evidence free claim. Sometimes correlation indicates causation.
Incorrect. Light trucks account for 54% of pedestrian fatalities compared to passenger cars at 37%. Impossible for more than half to not be considered the primary cause.
https://www.ghsa.org/resource-hub/pedestrian-traffic-fatalit...