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0 pointsuntog8y ago0 comments

By that logic we should remove all speed limits on roads. Does that seem like a good idea?

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That would increase accident rates. Parent was positing a scenario where self-driving cars don't cause fewer accidents than humans. This could mean a more or less equal amount.

Balgair8y ago

I mean, Germany does this on the autobahn. I can't really find any mortality data for the autobahn though. Also, German driving laws are fairly more strict than in the US.

FabHK8y ago

Germany: About 1 fatality per 10,000 cars per year, 4.1 fatalities per billion km driven per year, 38 fatalities per million people per year (2017). Relatively few accidents on the Autobahn, but the proportion of fatal accidents is higher. All in all, the Autobahn is fairly safe, in particular in relation to distance traveled.

USA: About 106 fatalities per million people per year (2013).

I suspect the difference is due to more public transport, less distance driven per person, and possibly more stringent driver education in Germany.

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A997

https://www.destatis.de/DE/PresseService/Presse/Pressemittei...

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