3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists • Hacker News Board

Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists

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Post by vacri » Tue, Oct 03, 2017, 1:18 AM UTC

ChuckMcM wrote: post #136

vacri wrote: post #131

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High-mounted brake lights had an effect for the first 5-10 years or so, while they were still a novelty. After that, the benefit disappeared.

And a source for that would be interesting, while it makes intuitive sense I'd love to see someone who tested that hypothesis rigorously.

I don't have a source for it, sorry. I was chatting to someone involved in car safety research around 10 years ago, so it'll have to be listed as 'anecdata'.

Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists

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Post by kyberias » Tue, Oct 03, 2017, 5:47 PM UTC

CNJ7654 wrote: post #159

kyberias wrote: post #121

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Doesn't Tesla rely on much more than just visual imagery? I mean it can drive at night.

"I mean it can drive at night" So can I :D

Not very well without lights you don't. Although I'm not sure whether Tesla can either. :)

Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists

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Post by jschwartzi » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 8:27 PM UTC

grkvlt wrote: post #135

jschwartzi wrote: post #115

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People still blow past them, in my experience. The only real way to make roads safer for pedestrians is to remove all the cars.

Wow. Surely (and especially if there are red-light cameras) that'd be an automatic ticket, with fine and points? Same for not stopping at a zebra crossing. I can't say I've ever witnessed this sort of behaviour in the UK, except maybe as exceptional events shown on 'World's Worst Driver' clip shows on TV...

It happens to me at least once a month. It's regular enough that you have to pay attention whenever you're crossing here, even if you have the right of way and you're in the middle of the road and there are bright flashing lights indicating your presence.

I think about 25% of drivers should have their licenses pulled, because it's my experience that they don't have the judgement to operate a motor vehicle safely.

Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists

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Post by Tomis02 » Sat, Oct 07, 2017, 3:58 PM UTC

falsedan wrote: post #158

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I'm a Romanian citizen but sure, I must be racist. By the way, can you tell me what race Romanians are, exactly?

> By the way, can you tell me what race Romanians are, exactly? No I can't, but surely you know? The racism is extrapolating some behaviour to all members of a ethnic/racial group. Simply say 'some Romanian drivers…', or 'everyone in Bucharest…' or "I've seen a lot of driver who…".

Romanians aren't a race, they're barely an ethnic group. That said, if I state a fact ("Romanian driving culture is terrible"), does that make me racist? There are exceptions (there are two Romanian drivers who drive safely), but for all intents and purposes that's irelevant. And not only do I speak after having seen the exact state of Romanian driving culture (I've been rear-ended and had other near-accidents just for stopping at a crossing), but the statistics confirm what I'm saying. If you feel I'm wrong, please go to Romania and use the street crossings without stopping to check for cars, we'll talk afterwards. You might notive the sense of entitlement Romanian drivers have ("the road belongs to me, it's my right to allow or disallow a pedestrian to cross, they need to check the road before crossing, I don't have to slow down").