MrMickS
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What is it with drivers that "look to stop" at every opportunity rather than, as I was taught, "look to proceed but prepare to stop".
Followed a car yesterday that was constantly doing this. Slowing down almost to a stop as they approached junctions even though you could see it was clear. Slowing for green lights, presumably in case they changed. At one point this was down to 20 in a 40 limit. Surprisingly they changed. If they'd driven at 40 they'd have got through.
Topped off this morning by a Fiesta stopping at a roundabout, with good visibility and nothing coming, only to be rear ended by the Disco behind it that was expecting them to just drive on. The Disco driver is, legally, in the wrong but goodness me the Fiesta driver shouldn't be driving.
The only possibly benefit of autonomous cars is that this sort of thing will be a thing of the past. The cars will intersect either other with perfect timing at junctions.
Followed a car yesterday that was constantly doing this. Slowing down almost to a stop as they approached junctions even though you could see it was clear. Slowing for green lights, presumably in case they changed. At one point this was down to 20 in a 40 limit. Surprisingly they changed. If they'd driven at 40 they'd have got through.
Topped off this morning by a Fiesta stopping at a roundabout, with good visibility and nothing coming, only to be rear ended by the Disco behind it that was expecting them to just drive on. The Disco driver is, legally, in the wrong but goodness me the Fiesta driver shouldn't be driving.
The only possibly benefit of autonomous cars is that this sort of thing will be a thing of the past. The cars will intersect either other with perfect timing at junctions.