I suspect that you are referring to this statement: "And on occasion I have still started to change lanes before without fully checking and been surprised to find a vehicle there. "
I don't think you know people very well. Most car owners do not read the owner's manual to even know how the safety systems work and what their limitations are. Look at the videos you see of Tesla drivers that think their Autopilot setting means they can sleep or read while the car is heading down the road. Or that don't know it does not work for cross traffic, even if a semi turns in front of them so they don't brake and get killed. It will get worse as more "automated" systems come on board.
You think that people are purposing ignoring what they see with their eyes, and allowing the technology alone to save their lives? Really? You truly believe this or are you merely being provocative?
I will stick with exactly what I said.
It has resulted in the deaths of some Tesla drivers. Don't you watch the news? Maybe you could see that NOT everyone pays attention to their driving because they are texting, reading, etc. The other day I was next to a driver that had her phone in one hand and writing with the other while weaving between lanes at 45 mph. What would her eyes see? Open yours.
To each their own? Ever had someone die in your arms after slamming into the back of a stopped semi trailer at 65 mph, his face smashed in. And his drunk brother that was driving only had bumps and bruises. People get hurt by other people driving stupidly. Would a safety system have helped him, maybe. Sober, attentive driving would have for sure.
Perfect example of a situation where safety technology may have saved a life. Sorry about your friend.
Wasn't my friend. I was a deputy sheriff and came on the wreck seconds after it happened. One of many I worked that taught me a lot of people do not pay attention to driving. And if we become dependent on technology, all of which have limitations as I and others have pointed out, more and more people will lose what driving skills they have.
Where did you come up with the idea that I said a safety systems don't help?
So true!!! Old or young, man or woman, too many people have one hand on their steering wheel, the other on their phone and their eyes averted between the phone and the road. They are horribly DISTRACTED.
Anyone who has ever worked in law enforcement knows of all the many horrors seen that can never be unseen. Automobile accidents are never pretty but being the first responding officer to the scene of a fatal accident is worse. My first fatal traffic scene as a rookie out of the academy is forever burned in my mind. It never gets better with time. If there is one takeaway to anyone reading this, please slow down, be attentive and understand that you are not invincible and the fancy tech in your vehicle does not excuse you to ever be any less attentive. Thank you.
