“If A Driver Is Too Stupid To Recognize…”

In response to news that Nissan is developing a gas pedal safety feature, Gnomie Ben Oddo writes:

What a waste of time, effort, and technology. If a driver is too stupid to recognize that a head-on collision is imminent, then that person should not be allowed behind the wheel. Second, if this so called safety system works as designed, then in a crowded highway situation, as a driver to either my left or right side suddenly cuts me off and my car suddenly decelerates, the car that was tailgating me is now in my backseat. Some safety feature.

No, cars will never be even 50% safe as long as the human factor is involved in their operation. Won’t carmakers and governments realize that you cannot substitute gray matter with technology?

Perhaps carmakers are afraid that higher standards for drivers licenses may cut into their sales. Well, with higher standards, there may be more drivers around who will live long enough to buy replacement cars as they age.

The NHTSA claims motor vehicle traffic crashes were the number one cause of death for every age from 3 through 33. Imagine how many more cars would have been sold to the people in that age group had they lived to old age.