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Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help. (www.forbes.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (17 children)

People could also wear something other than black clothes when they go outside at night.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Dude. For real. The number of jump scares I've had on a dark fuckin back road, and some bastard in all black seemingly materializes in front of me... Same thing with people who drove at dusk without lights on, MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    It is your responsibility as the operator of a car to see pedestrians even if they are wearing black

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sure is, but sometimes our brains don't work perfectly.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    No, it's not. I'm the most responsible driver there is and even I draw the line here. When driving next to park cars I pay extra attention because someone may want to cross the road and walk out from behind a car even in places where it's illegal but if someone hides behinds a bush and jumps out right in front of my car it's not my fault. At night it's my responsibility to drive below the speed limit and pay attention to the road but if some black ninja hides on the curb there's not much I can do about it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Uh, no, pretty sure it is legally your responsibility to be safe to everyone around you when driving. If you can't do that, don't drive a car.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Even to suicidal people that jump in front of cars on purpose? BS

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    yeah I just murder people based on the color of their clothes. if they didn't want to be murdered they wouldn't have dressed like that

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Fuck you, that is obviously not what I said. You people should really learn how to read, instead of just making shit up and then believing I actually said it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I read it just fine, that's your implication.The pedestrian is responsible for protecting themselves against the tyranny of the SUV. I guess if that's the world you want then vroom vroom mf

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Everyone has a responsibility for their own safety. We should do what is reasonable to reduce harm and risk to others, but there is only so much that can be reasonable. If a person wears dark clothing, doesn't use crosswalks, doesn't check for cars etc at what point does their safety become their responsibility?

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