Self-driving cars will cause congestion disaster? - The Chainlink2024-03-28T21:45:10Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/self-driving-cars-will-cause-congestion-disaster?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A993910&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm going to go ahead and ign…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9939102016-06-10T19:46:30.754ZJeremy Bloyd-Peshkinhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeremyBloydPeshkin
<p>I'm going to go ahead and ignore the majority of the point of this article, since it's not very well informed on driverless car technology. But I will go out on a limb here:</p>
<p><em>As a cyclist, I look forward to driverless cars.</em></p>
<p>Riding through traffic, I don't mind the cars. I mind the people driving them. A driverless car has no bias against cyclists. A driverless car doesn't forget that it should give three feet. A driverless car doesn't decide that traffic is really…</p>
<p>I'm going to go ahead and ignore the majority of the point of this article, since it's not very well informed on driverless car technology. But I will go out on a limb here:</p>
<p><em>As a cyclist, I look forward to driverless cars.</em></p>
<p>Riding through traffic, I don't mind the cars. I mind the people driving them. A driverless car has no bias against cyclists. A driverless car doesn't forget that it should give three feet. A driverless car doesn't decide that traffic is really backed up so it should try to jump ahead a bit by driving in the bike lane or run a red to catch that next green. A computer has better spatial awareness than a human, better reaction time, and can be aware of many more inputs simultaneously than you or I ever could; they can react more quickly to dangerous situations and make safer decisions. Not to mention they don't get angry. In other words, they eliminate the overwhelming majority of the hazards to cyclists.</p>
<p>Of course, when I'm not being a cyclist I very much do not look forward to driverless cars. They have many other implications for vehicle regulations in this country that don't bode well for people like myself that love driving. Until the day an autonomous car can turn a faster lap around a track or clock a faster stage time than me, I'll be keeping my truck and it'll be pried from my cold, dead hands.</p>
<p>But from a cycling perspective, I rather like them.</p> A carbon tax is not a new ide…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9938462016-06-10T16:01:27.167ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
A carbon tax is not a new idea by any means, it just hasn't happened for political reasons. The ones who generate the most carbon tend to be the wealthy, who also tend to have the most lobbying power. But yeah there should be a carbon tax.
A carbon tax is not a new idea by any means, it just hasn't happened for political reasons. The ones who generate the most carbon tend to be the wealthy, who also tend to have the most lobbying power. But yeah there should be a carbon tax. *GASP* I hope the cost of gas…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9941032016-06-10T15:06:11.061ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>*GASP* I hope the cost of gas goes way up to make this prohibitive. Am I crazy in thinking we should consider a carbon footprint tax? Just something, anything to control the pollution.</p>
<p>*GASP* I hope the cost of gas goes way up to make this prohibitive. Am I crazy in thinking we should consider a carbon footprint tax? Just something, anything to control the pollution.</p> What about a per mile tax? Wo…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9940992016-06-10T15:03:01.033ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
What about a per mile tax? Wouldn't that offset these concerns?
What about a per mile tax? Wouldn't that offset these concerns? Sounds like driverless cabs.…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9940962016-06-10T15:01:07.765ZMike Schwabhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeSchwab80
<p>Sounds like driverless cabs.</p>
<p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjRXyWFLkEY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjRXyWFLkEY</a></p>
<p>Sounds like driverless cabs.</p>
<p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjRXyWFLkEY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjRXyWFLkEY</a></p>