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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (6 children)

This is an emergency brake, ie it will wait until the last possible moment and brake full on. If the driver wasn’t expecting it to stop, then they weren’t paying enough attention to the road in front of them

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If the driver wasn’t expecting it to stop, then they weren’t paying enough attention to the road in front of them

And that hot coffee will be all over the place. Tough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@FatLegTed @DrCake When I went to driver’s ed, the instructors repeatedly reminded us that we had to be prepared to stop at any time because the driver in front of us could brake for a squirrel or encounter debris in the road or stop for any reason. Most drivers don’t seem to understand the basic physics that stopping distance increases with speed. A key feature of driver assistance systems should be speed-based tailgating prevention.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Exactly.

To quote Ramsay Bolton, 'If you think this is going to end well, you haven't been paying attention'.

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