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Waymos crash less than human drivers

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345 points rbanffy | 1 comments | 26 Mar 25 20:57 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dangus ◴[26 Mar 25 21:49 UTC] No.43487783[source]▶
You know what has even better safety statistics? Public transit including buses and trains.

Cycling also has better statistics when the infrastructure is given real attention, and it leads to better health outcomes.

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krupan ◴[27 Mar 25 04:35 UTC] No.43490427[source]▶
If safety was the only thing that mattered the your point would be interesting
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1. dangus ◴[30 Mar 25 19:20 UTC] No.43526739[source]▶
I agree. It’s also important to get exercise and deal with the obesity epidemic which is a great reason to promote cycling infrastructure. It’s also important to deal with the air pollution that causes elevated asthma rates for people who live near interstate freeways. And of course, the 30,000 Americans who die in car crashes every year could have been taking public transit, cycling, or walking to their destination (yes, even in the suburbs). I find that because my point is multifaceted it is very interesting!