http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: If everyone drove Mercs, cyclists would be ok. en Sun, 17 May 2026 05:40:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9402#post-99649 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:43:46 +0000 559 99649@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No cyclists in video, and as for Mercs </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9402#post-98973 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:37:08 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 98973@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's one of those good/bad things.</p> <p>Remove driver error, hurrah!<br /> Remove driver ability, boo!</p> <p>I think we're in that middle ground where 'driver aids' are actually making driving ability worse because people don't have to think about how to brake or steer or park when they can't use them (I think parking sensors are a good example, without the beep beep beep reversing folk are lost).</p> <p>If and when the technology comes into being that <em>all</em> cars are merely things that are programmed and drive from A to B on their own withou any driver input whatsoever <em>then</em> automated driving may have an appreciable impact (if you'll pardon the pun) on driving incident statistics. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9402#post-98897 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:44:16 +0000 kaputnik 98897@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SMMIDSDSY</p> <p>(Sorry mate, my "intelligent" driving system didn't see you). All fine and well for people who can't be bothered to pay attention on the motorway, but I really don't think this is a solution for urban casualties (although I guess strictly speaking they didn't mention cyclists. Maybe it can't detect them?) Wonder who gets the blame when you forget it only works above 30kmh (must have been designed by an Audaxist) and you crash at 29kmh. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9402#post-98853 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:36:21 +0000 BikeFan 98853@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, if you listen to the blurb, that is . . .</p> <p>It seems that the future is amongst us, visit it here - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__CjVKrRON4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__CjVKrRON4</a> </p>