The discussion was about tire wear and now you’re bringing up efficiency into the mix.
Safety equipment is mostly about protecting the people inside the car (but also people outside the car), a motorcycle is much lighter than a car, would you rather get t-boned on a motorcycle than a modern car? Or a Model T instead of a 2025 Ford?
Brakes are better so braking distances aren’t any worse.
If even Ayrton Senna could make mistakes, I would rather all the idiots on the road have some tools to assist them and make them safer and seeing how you’re unable to keep up with your own conversation, I would rather see you having tools to make sure you don’t crash if you get distracted.
Ok but that wasn’t possible with the 80s car either, the difference is that with assist your car might brake before you can react and with safety equipment you might survive the crash.
Again, go ride a motorcycle if no safety equipment and light weight is so important to you, just be careful because braking distance is even longer because of the small contact patch with the ground!
You realize the safety equipment doesn’t prevent you from doing that, right?
What if it’s someone else hitting you, you would rather not have safety equipment? You believe you can compensate for everyone else on the road? And oil patch on the road? A truck blowing a tire as you’re passing it?
Buddy, you can’t even keep track of one fucking conversation, you over estimate your capacities. As I said, F1 drivers make mistakes and have accidents, you’re not a better driver than they are.
I’m also not an F1 driver, and not quite crazy enough to become one. Hell, I don’t even speed, and I always look around and drive as safely as possible.
Shit, the worst accident I ever had was after my air conditioner went out and my windshield fogged up real quick.
Do smart cars fix their own A/C, or do they still leave it up to the driver to see through the fogged up windshield?
Automatic braking is a thing you know, which if activated for whatever detected reason, most certainly does alter your control of the vehicle.
I don’t want to guess whether I’m in control of the vehicle or some dumb chip is. Fuck, if a bird shits on the sensors your car might stop on a railroad track.
I want 100% realtime hands on control of any vehicle I drive.
The discussion was about tire wear and now you’re bringing up efficiency into the mix.
Safety equipment is mostly about protecting the people inside the car (but also people outside the car), a motorcycle is much lighter than a car, would you rather get t-boned on a motorcycle than a modern car? Or a Model T instead of a 2025 Ford?
Brakes are better so braking distances aren’t any worse.
If even Ayrton Senna could make mistakes, I would rather all the idiots on the road have some tools to assist them and make them safer and seeing how you’re unable to keep up with your own conversation, I would rather see you having tools to make sure you don’t crash if you get distracted.
The heavier the vehicle is, the worse the braking distance will be. That’s just raw science, inertia is a thing ya know.
With the same brakes and tires, which have both improved a lot even in the past 20 years.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/performance-trends-mustang-comparison/
124ft braking distance for a stock 1996 Mustang GT
2024? 99ft
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-ford-mustang-gt-performance-package-manual-first-test-review/
Okay. Read my other comments, try braking within 15ft distance because some dumbfuck backed out in front of you.
Still not possible, not even close to possible.
Ok but that wasn’t possible with the 80s car either, the difference is that with assist your car might brake before you can react and with safety equipment you might survive the crash.
Again, go ride a motorcycle if no safety equipment and light weight is so important to you, just be careful because braking distance is even longer because of the small contact patch with the ground!
Yay, safety equipment!
Sure, let the car automatically slam on brakes, still hit the dude, total out both cars, but yay happy day, the airbag saved my life!
Or drive like I actually know how to operate a vehicle, quickly turn left, only clip bumpers, and no injuries.
Hmmm, wonder why I don’t want stupid advanced technology in my vehicle?
You realize the safety equipment doesn’t prevent you from doing that, right?
What if it’s someone else hitting you, you would rather not have safety equipment? You believe you can compensate for everyone else on the road? And oil patch on the road? A truck blowing a tire as you’re passing it?
Buddy, you can’t even keep track of one fucking conversation, you over estimate your capacities. As I said, F1 drivers make mistakes and have accidents, you’re not a better driver than they are.
I’m also not an F1 driver, and not quite crazy enough to become one. Hell, I don’t even speed, and I always look around and drive as safely as possible.
Shit, the worst accident I ever had was after my air conditioner went out and my windshield fogged up real quick.
Do smart cars fix their own A/C, or do they still leave it up to the driver to see through the fogged up windshield?
Automatic braking is a thing you know, which if activated for whatever detected reason, most certainly does alter your control of the vehicle.
I don’t want to guess whether I’m in control of the vehicle or some dumb chip is. Fuck, if a bird shits on the sensors your car might stop on a railroad track.
I want 100% realtime hands on control of any vehicle I drive.