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597 points achristmascarl | 1 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. bathtub365 ◴[24 Aug 25 06:19 UTC] No.45001836{5}[source]▶
None of them, most of the time.