• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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    1日前

    if only the Tesla had had even brighter headlights to see him!

    I disagree with your statement that humans can’t. I can see just fine at highway speeds at night with my halogen headlights, a fucking Tesla with laser beams can definitely see fine. especially on what I presume is an otherwise empty road (given time of night).

    unless the guy ran across like a deer, it’s pretty goddamn easy to just drift left and avoid someone at walking speed. I’ve done the manoeuvre many times for animals, garbage, etc

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      1日前

      That really depends on the distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian at the time the pedestrian enters the highway.

      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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        23時間前

        so my assumption is that, being a highway, the shoulder is about six feet wide, there are multiple lanes, and there is great visibility of the ditch next to the highway (that headlights do light up). that’s what a highway is around here

        in that case, walking speed is more than enough time to react, assuming you’re actually paying attention while driving and looking ahead.