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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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[-] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 0 points 11 months ago

Bonus points if they are jaywalking because they have the right of way.

I don't know where you live, but over my way that is a dangerous, and factually wrong, assumption.

Anyone reading that, make absolutely sure it applies in your area; it doesn't everywhere.

[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip -3 points 11 months ago

I understand I tend to forget people have different life experiences.

The legality doesn't matter in the slightest. The cash settlement for suing the driver who paralyzed you isn't really that large.

Look both ways for fuck's sake

[-] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Legality is exactly what applies when you sue. For example, in California, USA, the law is written pedestrians do not have right of way in your scenario. No, it does not mean drivers can mow them down, but pedestrians assume the risk of their actions.

I've had a lot of puahback talking about this with local people in my city who have a "pedestrians are always right" mentality, and I understand the desire to wish that's true, but it just isn't the case. There are very clear places right of way is, and is not, protecting pedestrians.

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