December 12, 20178 yr Author Thanks to flecc for finding a name for something I've always been aware of but struggled to explain, namely primary safety vs secondary safety. They say drivers are more likely to die than flyers. But what they really mean is average drivers. You don't have to be an average driver. I'd guess that you're in control of more than ninety percent of your safety when driving a car. Flier? Close to zero percent.Mmm. Does that mean that whilst driving you are also in charge of 90% of the safety of other road users around you? I was thinking of the so called butterfly effect. I was once hit hard from behind by a bus when I stopped at some traffic lights, and all it needed was for one person who didn't get on at one of the stops to get on or vice versa and maybe it wouldn't have happened. But as flecc pointed out that although not my fault, my actions caused an unstoppable chain of events which resulted in this collision. I pulled out in front of a bus, not close enough to make him brake, but close enough, so I could have waited. Up the road the lights changed.. I stopped, the bus didn't.. he thought I was going to run the amber light and got close to follow me through.. Yes I saw it coming, but the lights were a crossing and some kids were about to step out .. This was a long time ago, before I passed my boy racer exams..
December 12, 20178 yr in 20 years time or even less all cars will drive them self anyway till the shite hits the fan and this happens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NEQozpV1E
December 12, 20178 yr Author in 20 years time or even less all cars will drive them self anyway till the shite hits the fan and this happens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NEQozpV1EThe rise of the machines? I wonder if we would be able to send our cars out to get some milk?
December 12, 20178 yr well yes as when it all can drive it self on one system or another why have ur car sat there doing nothing. use it as a taxi with uber ect to make money when you are not using it and as will all have cctv any damage will be recorded you could even limit the use of the boot and monitor it all in real time over the net sat at home.
December 13, 20178 yr Does that mean that whilst driving you are also in charge of 90% of the safety of other road users around you? No.
December 13, 20178 yr There's so much inconsistency too. The Netherlands is famous for almost universally cycling without helmets but I've been informed they have regulations insisting that children wear hi viz vests when being walked by schools etc. Strange variation in attitudes. Probably just a requirement for their Public Liability insurance re Duty of Care, etc. And rather than safety, it helps teacher see if any of their charges are wandering. When i went on a Amsterdam cycle tours with Yellow bike, it helped me follow the others, after separated at lights, coz the brightly coloured bikes stood out. No compulsory helmets or hi-viz for riders tho. Re clothing: didn't Billy Connolly say "there's no such thing as the 'wrong' weather, just the wrong clothes".. And if its warm enough.. Fig leaves, in retroreflective flourescent green of course Mikel Edited December 13, 20178 yr by MikelBikel
December 13, 20178 yr Author No. No? Why not? Just one person doing something stupid has caused carnage in the past, especially on Motorways where there is little room to escape, or even where a vehicle has been used as a weapon.. I used to think I was in complete control of my life...
December 13, 20178 yr Author well yes as when it all can drive it self on one system or another why have ur car sat there doing nothing. use it as a taxi with uber ect to make money when you are not using it and as will all have cctv any damage will be recorded you could even limit the use of the boot and monitor it all in real time over the net sat at home.I feel sorry for the youth of today who may never experience the thrill of driving .. I remember when the roads were mostly empty and every day could be a track day.. Cars didn't go so fast but were usophisticated which made driving them great fun. We used to drive to Whitby for tea (90 miles) no real worry about speed limits, flat out whenever possible. Global warming hadn't been invented, police would give you a good telling off if they caught you, insurance companies werent so picky and the unlimited speed sign was exactly that.
December 13, 20178 yr Re clothing: didn't Billy Connolly say "there's no such thing as the 'wrong' weather, just the wrong clothes".. He obviously didn't suffer from Reynauds syndrome though. I do, and it's the main reason I'm no longer cycling now. .
December 13, 20178 yr The rise of the machines? I wonder if we would be able to send our cars out to get some milk? No need to wait in London now. etify.co.uk deliver groceries 24/7 free of any delivery charge, no matter how small the order. They aim to be with you within one hour. This link shows the usual one litre at a common supermarket price of 89p, and they'll deliver just that free, even in the middle of the night. .
December 13, 20178 yr Author He obviously didn't suffer from Reynauds syndrome though. I do, and it's the main reason I'm no longer cycling now. . Reynaulds? Is that where your feet go white and numb with cold and take hours to warm up and itchy chilblains become a regular winter sufference? When no matter what you wear your time outside in the cold is severely limited?
December 13, 20178 yr Reynaulds? Is that where your feet go white and numb with cold and take hours to warm up and itchy chilblains become a regular winter sufference? When no matter what you wear your time outside in the cold is severely limited? That's the one, but it's not just feet, it's all extremities and for me the hands suffer badly and it's very painful. Originally when I was very young it would only be triggered at near to zero degrees, but as the years progressed that temperature has risen. Now it can be set off as high as 15 degrees C, so can occur over much of the year in England. Nothing helps, I've tried every type of glove including electrically heated ones. If low temperature is sensed anywhere the circulation to the extremities is cut. .
December 13, 20178 yr I feel sorry for the youth of today who may never experience the thrill of driving .. It seems many don't want to now. The numbers of 17 to 19 year olds taking the driving test has dropped by 18% in the last decade, and those in their 20s by 10%. Oddly that is also happening in the USA where the falls in young drivers are even more dramatic, as high as a third in some studies. There they've measured large increases in the young using public transport or alternative means, one study showing 26% increase. It's not clear why this is, the varying periods of studies don't support any particular cause and it seems the young may just be turning off driving rather than it being the universal ambition it once was. .
December 13, 20178 yr Author It seems many don't want to now. The numbers of 17 to 19 year olds taking the driving test has dropped by 18% in the last decade, and those in their 20s by 10%. Oddly that is also happening in the USA where the falls in young drivers are even more dramatic, as high as a third in some studies. There they've measured large increases in the young using public transport or alternative means, one study showing 26% increase. It's not clear why this is, the varying periods of studies don't support any particular cause and it seems the young may just be turning off driving rather than it being the universal ambition it once was. .I am not surprised.. looking at my own grandchildren they suffer congested roads, sky high insurance costs and compulsory black boxes to name but three.
December 13, 20178 yr I am not surprised.. looking at my own grandchildren they suffer congested roads, sky high insurance costs and compulsory black boxes to name but three. Maybe it's because there isn't an App for it. .
December 13, 20178 yr Author Maybe it's because there isn't an App for it. .Actually there are several! Designed to be run when driving to monitor and correct bad driving. The natural progression of this connected world will be having a chip built into your head which really will be the rise of the zombies.
December 13, 20178 yr The natural progression of this connected world will be having a chip built into your head which really will be the rise of the zombies. You'd then have to wear a metal helmet to protect the chip from bumps and static.
December 13, 20178 yr You'd then have to wear a metal helmet to protect the chip from bumps and static. And hackers! .
December 13, 20178 yr Author You'd then have to wear a metal helmet to protect the chip from bumps and static.Perhaps not.. I read a lot of sf and a well used theme is of a connected population living in a virtual world where they can be and do anything, but existing as comatose lumps of flesh fed by a feeding tubes. A bit far fetched you might cry... The beginnings are already in the pipeline and the gamers and trollers (many already half catamose and locked in dark rooms ) will be the first to volunteer. https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15077864/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-computer-interface-ai-cyborgs
December 13, 20178 yr The beginnings are already in the pipeline and the gamers and trollers (many already half catamose and locked in dark rooms ) will be the first to volunteer. I'd include the smartphone zombies who live from waking to sleeping with their face buried into the little screen. .
December 13, 20178 yr Author I'd include the smartphone zombies who live from waking to sleeping with their face buried into the little screen. . Can you imagine a heads up type diplay directly to your brain? No more wandering about looking down unaware of your suroundings as you will be a ble to stare blindly ahead, still unaware of your suroundings.. I wonder how the scooter theives would deal with that? Need a pretty big hammer to get at the hardware...
December 13, 20178 yr Can you imagine a heads up type diplay directly to your brain? No more wandering about looking down unaware of your suroundings as you will be a ble to stare blindly ahead, still unaware of your suroundings.. I wonder how the scooter theives would deal with that? Need a pretty big hammer to get at the hardware... https://www.amazing1.com/products/electromagnetic-emp-pulse-gun-gen-ii.html
December 13, 20178 yr you will be a ble to stare blindly ahead, still unaware of your suroundings.. I think much of the population are already there without technology. .
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