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Originally Posted by 90503
The smart-phones, internet, social media, texting, etc., are the reasons for death on the highways. Instead of catering to that by risking lives with self-driving cars, the technology should be used to make all those distractions impossible to use while behind the wheel of the car or as a passenger in communication with the driver......They could do it, but won't. Consumers are too selfish to put down their phones....
And for clarity, this has gotten way out of hand (actually having the steering wheel "out of hand") far and beyond any distraction like just listening to the radio.
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Indeed. We've seen a radical shift in transportation safety...The "old things" that used to cause accidents and/or deaths like weather, traction, integrity of vehicle structures, lack of seatbelts, poor signage/signals/traffic patterns have largely been improved with new features and or rules. I believe vehicle-related deaths went down for a while...could be wrong.
Now, stupid people (and I'm blatantly harsh when it comes to this) are voluntarily introducing new distractions/hazards to the equation. Phones are obviously the big ones...interactive DICs are another (get into a Mercedes and see how you interact with the screen!!)...I'm even starting to see some young fools drive around with earbuds in both ears!!! And everyone's just...okay with it.
