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Originally Posted by glatt
Yeah. Don't blame me. It's the way the technology is going.
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No, it's what urban nerds and control freaks are thinking. It's against the laws of nature, stupid people should die... without reproducing.
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If allcars are computer controlled, there is no reason for traffic signals except pedestrians.
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Ever hear of cross streets? Why bother with cars when mass transportation does the same thing? Oh, that's right, that's not feasible for 90% of the country.
Are you going to have traffic interweave? Fine, let the hoofers weave too, or take the pedestrian bridge. Although they're probably not smart enough to use it, or won't look up from their phone long enough to see it.
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Hey, we evolved from horse & buggies, to trains, to cars, to planes, to jets. Every advantage is always used, and every big danger, we figure out and are carefully taught. It's not like day one we have nothing, and then day two our worst fears spring to life. But the evolution happens pretty quickly when it needs to, when there's a big advantage.
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You do realize there are a lot of people in this country who have never seen a jet plane on the ground, don't you?
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we're adults, we got this
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We're adults, we don't want or need this.
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D'ya ever think about the *crazy* amount of information in your head just about transportation signals alone? Colors of signs, shapes of signs, colors of lines, numbers of lines, colors of lights, placement of lights, implied limits, real limits; everything in our world is oriented around this one system. We spend years learning it.
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It's obvious some NEVER ever learn it. But the sum total is a drop in the bucket compared to the useless shit you've cataloged, indexed and stuffed in your noggin, instead of stuff that could save your life.
What does a flashing yellow light mean?
Slow down.
What... does... a... flashing... yellow... light... mean?
Slow down.
What... does..... a...... flashing...... yellow....... light....... mean?
Now there's something that might save my life someday.
