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597 points achristmascarl | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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afcool83 ◴[22 Aug 25 19:20 UTC] No.44988724[source]▶
I live in one of the areas they are actively testing/training in. Their cars consistently behave better and more safely than most human drivers that I’m forced to share the road with.

As semi-autonomous and autonomous cars become the norm, I would adore to see obtaining a drivers license ratchet up in difficulty in order to remove dangerous human drivers from the road.

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gibolt ◴[22 Aug 25 19:34 UTC] No.44988868[source]▶
The real issue is all the current bad drivers. A requirement to start re-testing normal people in addition to the elderly would be a large benefit to society.
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rs186 ◴[22 Aug 25 19:50 UTC] No.44989017[source]▶
Complete unrelated, I just wish every driver on the road re-learn that cyclists have the same rights of being on city roads like cars.
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bathtub365 ◴[22 Aug 25 20:16 UTC] No.44989299[source]▶
Yep, including not being allowed to run red lights. It would also be great if they had license plates so you could easily report dangerous behaviour.
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margalabargala ◴[22 Aug 25 21:46 UTC] No.44990246[source]▶
Which state are you in? There are a lot of US states (like, more than 10) where cyclists specifically are permitted to go through red lights in some circumstances.
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1. nobody9999 ◴[23 Aug 25 02:50 UTC] No.44992646{3}[source]▶
>Which state are you in? There are a lot of US states (like, more than 10) where cyclists specifically are permitted to go through red lights in some circumstances.

IIUC, cars are pretty much universally permitted to go through red lights at least 1/3 of the time -- right on red is legal (AFAIK) in all 50 states. In many states, left on red from a one-way street to another one-way street is also legal.

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2. margalabargala ◴[23 Aug 25 04:48 UTC] No.44993243[source]▶
That's true, but there are additional special rules that apply to cyclists, and sometimes motorcyclists, allowing them to go straight at a red light under specific circumstances.

Depends on the state. Some are specifically "if there's a vehicle detection sensor and it doesn't detect your bike after 90 seconds", others are just "cyclists may treat a stop sign as a yield sign and a red light as a stop sign".