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by dmd 848 days ago
> no human driver is going to drive into something just because it moved in a way they didn't expect.

This is literally the cause of almost every human accident.

Imagine you're driving. There's a car in front of you, also driving, at the same speed as you. Do you immediately slam on the brakes? No, because you EXPECT them to keep driving. That is how driving works.

If, suddenly, they do something unexpected - like slam on the brakes, that might cause an accident. Because ... they moved in an unexpected way.

I honestly can't even figure out what you meant to say.

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Eh? Distraction is the main cause of human accidents, not incorrect predicition of motion of objects.

https://injured.ca/5-top-causes-of-car-accidents-in-ontario/

here, let me complete that quote for you

> they're going to slam on the brakes and the only way that's [hitting the other vehicle] going to happen is if momentum is too high.

there's a difference between hitting something and driving into something.