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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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[–] 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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