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Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help. (www.forbes.com)
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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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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (6 children)

As a pedestrian, this is why wearing high viz/lighted clothing at night is so important.

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

    A high percentage of the people who are hit at night are on drunk, drugs, or mentally ill. Not exactly the type to heed this advice. Maybe homeless services could pass out reflective clothes.

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

    I would absolutely love a source on that one, still not a great look to disregard safety and life so nonchalantly

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Are you saying I'm disregarding their lives somehow? If so I think you are adding your own interpretation to my comment.

    Regarding the data, I don't recall where I first read that. But here's what I found from google. Obviously the new numbers will vary greatly by location. And it doesn't exactly support what I said because this just specifies homeless, not their mental state.

    https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/removal-of-portland-homeless-camps-along-dangerous-roads-saved-lives-mayor-says/#:~:text=Data%20released%20by%20the%20Portland,pedestrians%20fatally%20struck%20in%20Portland.

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

    A high percentage of drivers are drunk, on drugs, or mentally ill* especially those hitting people

    Most drivers wouldn't exactly take the advice of "pay attention to the fucking road so you dont kill people" and should have their licenses stripped from them. America's dependence on cars had made the bar for getting permission to drive a 4000 lb death machine far too low

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