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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by benihana on Monday May 11, 2015 @04:10PM (#9527512)
>I programmed my brain to do this after learning to drive in Miami.

Same after living in Orlando and now New York. Just because you have the right of way doesn't mean it's safe.

The 2 ton block of metal that hits your meaty body at 45 miles per hour doesn't care that societal rules said you were safe to cross.

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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by AceJohnny2 on Monday May 11, 2015 @06:58PM (#9528403)
As someone once quipped: "A green light only means it's legal to cross."
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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by msiebuhr on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @04:33AM (#9530258)
Newton's laws of motion ≫ Traffic law
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