Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed

a year ago by schizoidman to c/nottheonion

An inquiry led by Republican senator Ted Cruz is blaming life-saving car safety regulations for the rising cost of cars.

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CyLith 6 points a year ago

Cars in some ways are too coddling, giving people a false sense of safety. All these new features like lane keeping and blind spot warnings make people drive with reckless abandon.

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jj4211 4 points a year ago

They were driving with reckless abandon before...

Maybe the one thing I could see is people letting go of the steering to do something thanks to lane assist, but those same people were thigh-driving before, and I might trust the system more...

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JasonDJ 3 points a year ago

I drove much more conservatively since getting a car with these features.

I.e...im more likely to just go a steady speed behind someone with ACC on, whereas before I'd be passing frequently.

And in general, it makes driving in heavy traffic far less draining. Oh it'll worry about pulling up and stopping constantly for me? Yes please.

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rhythmisaprancer 3 points a year ago

I don't think these politicians are thinking about this, but some of these safety features really are masking the lack of driving skill in the US.

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taiyang 2 points a year ago

I've seen people over rely on bad lane assist and just kinda ping pong from side to side in their lane. It's... kinda stupid.

Also, what's the deal with the side mirror light that turns on when someone is near? My car has a small convex mirror attached to the standard one and I can see my blind spot quite clearly.

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AA5B 3 points a year ago

You can see your blind spot if

Your side mirror is adjusted properly
You look

Blind spot monitoring helps alert you in case you didn’t

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umbraroze 2 points a year ago

It's easy to say that it's the same thing with aviation: every time something bad happens, we have to improve the technology and introduce safety features to planes.

Yet it's surprisingly easy to forget that that's only a small part of the entire safety process. They also improve pilot training. They set new requirements for infrastructure. New rules for air traffic control.

When I look at a lot of traffic accidents, I usually don't say "wow, a new car safety feature would have saved the day" but "why were these people given a licence again?" or "what were they thinking when they designed this bit of road?"

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