Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help.::Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.

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    -97 months ago

    It will help with pedestrian accidents but it will also be terrible for driving since you cannot reduce the distance between cities/commute length

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        27 months ago

        That’s the usual sentiment in social media comments but in reality most people don’t behave this way. We need to live in the real world if we want to change it. Living a delusion and expecting others to support it is not going to help in reality.

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        07 months ago

        I mean until recently more people used to die in car accidents than by gunfire. It was the leading cause for kids. I am not advocating for lack of concern. But making cars less useful it’s not a solution since people still have to commute long distances in some countries. You have to weigh the benefits against the costs. If you believe that pedestrians should always be prioritized then you should be advocating for a complete ban on cars

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          17 months ago

          If you believe that pedestrians should always be prioritized then you should be advocating for a complete ban on cars

          Welcome aboard, sailor.

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            7 months ago

            Can you even afford a car? I somehow doubt it. you have that typical attitude of wanting to ban the things that are outside your reach.

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              27 months ago

              I could afford buying multiple in cash each year.

              Why would I ever do something so dumb, though?

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      27 months ago

      Good.

      Maybe we’ll start designing our cities and lives for shorter commutes, benefiting ourselves and our environment? Might just be me tho.

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        7 months ago

        Absolutely. ignoring the issue is not going to help. not sure how we can pressure “city designers” (no clue how it actually works) to effect the change.

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          7 months ago

          It’s less city engineers and moreso American/Canadian laws that make it illegal to build objectively better (measurably safer/more efficient/better for peoples’ health & stress/better for the economy/better for individuals’ finances) infrastructure.