[URSpider94]

My point is not that children would jump in front of cars. It’s that they would run toward the curb with a heading and velocity that would dictate a collision, then stop just before entering the street. They would do it for the main reason that children do things - because it would be hilarious to watch self-driving cars leave a patch on the road and jerk their passengers back with seatbelt pretensioners. If you don’t actually set foot in the street, you’re not breaking the law.

Changing the average travel speed from 45 kph (the city-wide speed limit in New York) to 10 kph would be a disaster.

[cmsj]

This makes no sense.

If I see a kid running towards the road, I'm going to slow or stop my car. I'm not going to think "oh it's just a kid being a jerk, they'll definitely stop before the road" because I don't want to run the risk of squashing a kid.

Therefore, I behave exactly the same as a cautious AI would be expected to behave.

So, why aren't kids running to the edge of the sidewalk when I'm driving?

[henrikeh]

In most countries obstructing the flow of traffic, no matter the method, is illegal.

And what alternative do you suggest? Not braking?

[URSpider94]

For your consideration: https://www.google.com/amp/s/spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-thi...