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[-] sci@feddit.nl 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

im pretty sure the engineering is not at fault for most car accidents.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

thats true, but we got to agree N°3 is solely Isaac Newton's fault, for inventing gravity

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 19 points 1 year ago

I'll never forget the last thing grandpa ever said to me:

"Stop shaking the ladder, you little shit!"

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Sure, but neither is the chemist at fault when someone drinks bleach.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What about the chemical engineers creating fuels that turn out environments into toxic hellholds? Where does all of the pollution in the world come from?

[-] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

We could use engineering controls to limit the speed of consumer vehicles to 10 mph, still faster than a human can walk, but slow enough that most deadly accidents could be avoided.

Then establish administrative controls to have public transportation or other professional drivers (taxi operators) have "unlocked" vehicles. They would be required to have routine training and testing to keep their unlocked license.

[-] sci@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

#1 Distracted Driving. ...

#2 Drunk and Drugged Driving. ...

#3 Poor Weather. ...

#4 Reckless Driving and Road Rage. ...

#5 Speeding. ...

limiting speed would not affect the leading 4 causes of car accidents

[-] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

It would affect fatal injury car accidents. A driver would have to be holding a knife pointed at their jugular to be killed in a 10 mph wreck (20 mph total relative speed of get hit another 10 mph limited car).

this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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