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A very small survey of people of different ages suggests that there are age and gender differences in the acceptance of riding in automated cars. In summary, 2,600 people in the US replied and of them 38% of the men and just 16% of women would be happy to ride in an automated vehicle. About a quarter of respondents said they would feel safe in a driverless car while around two thirds said they would not travel unless there was a driver. No mention was made about their opinions of sharing the road with these massive projectiles when driving themselves in traditional cars.
Source : Driverless cars: Men and women have very different opinions on letting go of the wheel
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Grelb's Reminder:
Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above
average drivers.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by acid andy on Thursday February 01 2018, @11:25PM (3 children)
If the windy bits have good visibility then fair enough. But I see a ton of assholes that take bends way too fast when they can't see what's beyond, just because they think that country == no-one else ever there. But your comments about inattentive and reckless drivers do encourage me that you always travel at a speed where you can stop within the distance you can see clear ahead.
I just thought I'd better mention it because it's something that rubs me up the wrong way and probably does the same to those folks you see driving 10-20mph under the limit. Some roads are so windy that to hit the speed limit for any length of time while still braking sufficiently to be safe for the bits of reduced visibility you have to keep braking hard and flooring the throttle as if you were racing. Which could be fun, sometimes, but other times people want economy or a more relaxed driving experience or just to extend the life of their vehicle.
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday February 02 2018, @01:03AM (2 children)
On the rural roads anywhere near me, the speed limits are already set pretty low, so there's never any need for braking and jamming the gas just to go near the speed limit. You'd have to be driving an extremely poor-handling vehicle to not be able to handle the road at or near the conservative speed limit. This isn't mountainous West Virginia, this is eastern Virginia where speed limits are pretty famous for being low.
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Friday February 02 2018, @01:15AM (1 child)
Fair enough then. And thanks for giving me an opportunity to vent. ;)
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday February 02 2018, @03:53PM
No problem :-)
I agree, on some roads it's different. I've driven in rural (mountainous) West Virginia before, and those roads are really crazy. You can't just go a single speed on those at all. Any windy mountain roads will be like this, and I agree: you can't just drive the speed limit. I'm just complaining about the slow-asses on the roads near me, which are slightly hilly, but nothing extreme, and not even all that windy. These people will happily drive 10 under on a straight road.