• Hagdos@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      A car nudging you towards an accident is dangerous, even if it’s not forcing you into an accident.

      An unnecessary distraction that needs active attention in a chaotic situation is a bad thing, bad driver or not. And yeah, there are many bad drivers out there. Cars should be designed to be driven by bad drivers, not armchair experts.

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        4 months ago

        Why not just have expert bus drivers and as few cars as possible by having proper driving tests. (looking at the US)

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          4 months ago

          Yeah, but that’s a whole 'nother topic.

          I live in a country with proper driving tests, but most drivers (myself included) are still shit at driving. Even professional bus drivers are limited humans.

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            4 months ago

            I agree, but still fewer drivers should be an improvement for safety and climate and one day maybe most roads could be replaced by train tracks with bike lanes on either side.

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      4 months ago

      What if their arms are just really weak, you do have to turn the wheel slightly more than normal.

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        If their arms are so weak as to be unable to overpower the lane-assist nudge, I really hope for everyone’s sake, that they are not behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. The ‘nudge’ isn’t strong in any sense of the word. You can overpower it with two fingers if squeezed tight. My semi truck had lane and steer assist, which nudged a little harder to steer the truck back into the lane, but that, too, could be overcome with a tight two-fingers grip.