The most common cause of accidents is to driver error. Over 100,000
(108,479) crashes occured in the UK due to cars suddenly braking,
drivers failing to look properly, poor car maneuvering and/or loss of control.2 Jul 2018
So I am thinking could it be that when autonomous vehicles are allowed on roads that accidents reduce? After all people are not tested anywhere near as much as the software is going to be in an auto drive car and of course
you can tweak the car, but very unlikely to be able to do that with a
person.
Secondly one of the most common things is accidents with two wheeled
vehicles and pedestrians usually where there are misguided shared spaces or where otherwise segregated streams have to mix at junctions etc.
Obviously on many higher speed roads its inexperience, on how to drive to the conditions, ie fog, ice snow and heavy rain.
This is due to the cocoon effect, ie a person driving at speed feels safe as the acceleration masks the speed and the time needed to stop a moving mass.
On 11/01/2020 10:07, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:phone(hopefully that at least is set on hands free), also looking at a
So I am thinking could it be that when autonomous vehicles are allowed on
roads that accidents reduce? After all people are not tested anywhere
near
as much as the software is going to be in an auto drive car and of course
you can tweak the car, but very unlikely to be able to do that with a
person.
Secondly one of the most common things is accidents with two wheeled
vehicles and pedestrians usually where there are misguided shared
spaces or
where otherwise segregated streams have to mix at junctions etc.
Obviously on many higher speed roads its inexperience, on how to
drive to
the conditions, ie fog, ice snow and heavy rain.
This is due to the cocoon effect, ie a person driving at speed feels
safe
as the acceleration masks the speed and the time needed to stop a moving
mass.
Brian
Totally agree with all that you said, brian.
Only thing I'd add is , innatention, like talking on a
I expect designers have realised that suitable gaps change according to conditions.
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