wynand32
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Just the other day, some idiot pulled in front of me and the proximity alert went off. I was quick enough in this instance to brake on my own, but I can easily imagine a scenario where I might not have been. The one thing a system like this should be able to do is to react more quickly than me in "brute force" situations like that (i.e., computers can be faster in some specific things, like in chess they can run through more possible moves than a human), so I'm glad it's there.These systems have significant proven benefits for poor/inattentive/stupid/etc. drivers, while alienating those who can drive properly.
If they save you, then you shouldn't have been driving in the first place. The first time the system breaks for you for good reason, and actually saves you, you should turn in your driver's licence.
I'm okay with a false negative every now and then, although that IS dangerous because it causes me to look for something that's not there. Those split seconds of uncertainty can be disconcerting, which isn't good for safe driving. But as long as the system is working within parameters, I'll live with it.
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