Comment on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Risk Compension predicts that drivers would simply use this new information to drive more aggressively, negating any possible safety benefits.
tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The classic example we already have of this is when you are stopped at a side road about to enter the main road, and a car coming towards you on the main road signals to turn in.
Many people take the fact the other car has their turn signal on as a guarantee that it’s safe to emerge, but any good driving instructor will tell you to wait until the car actually begins to turn_ before you yourself emerge.
They had their signal on but that doesn’t mean they’re actually going to DO what the signal said they would.
Same with the front brake light. It would be like “Well their front brake light came on, so I assumed it was safe to step into the crosswalk” NO. They could have just tapped the brake a second, doesn’t mean they saw you, or they will actually stop.