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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by throwway120385 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:17PM (#46815090)
That law seems more likely to assign blame to drivers if they hit someone. So practically it's not enforced but in accidents it becomes a justification for assigning fault.
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by toast0 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:11PM (#46815900)
I mean yeah. If you were traveling at some speed and caused damage to persons or property, that's reasonable, but refutable, evidence that you were traveling at a speed that endangered persons or property.

And at the same time, if you were traveling at some speed and no damage was caused, it's harder to say that persons or property were endangered.

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