Also, I think they predict (probably correctly) that it's only going to become more popular so they might as well regulate it before it's too late
> Current FAA rules restrict drone operators from flying within five miles of an airport and above 400 feet
The issue is either a lack of awareness of the regulations, or, perhaps a willingness to flout the regulations.
Many people people think little of driving 10-15mph above the speed limit, and will only slow down when speed-cameras are installed and visible. Perhaps the answer is visible publicised enforcement.
Frankly, this is why most car accidents happen. Drivers thinking the rules don't apply to them.
I'm all for much stricter enforcement of traffic laws, even if the speed limit is "lowered by environmentalists" (they kind of have a point here though; also probably the only rule drivers blatantly ignore more often than speed limits is safe driving distance). We can have a discussion about adjusting the laws, but first people need to actually obey them. Otherwise it's not civilization, it's a jungle.
I'm 29, above average intelligence, strong visual-spatial, never been in an accident. The rules don't apply to me. ;) This country doesn't have "discussions" anymore, there's no incentive for a politician to increase the speed limit or get rid of mandatory minimums. So fuck it.
Let me know if you ever visit Seattle, it'd be cool to run into you!
Haha :). Well, glad to hear that, and I hope you won't have to be in (or witness) an accident ever.
> This country doesn't have "discussions" anymore, there's no incentive for a politician to increase the speed limit or get rid of mandatory minimums.
Yeah, mine neither. I think it's a global phenomenon in the West now.
> So fuck it.
I still want to believe there's a better way...
> Let me know if you ever visit Seattle, it'd be cool to run into you!
Why thank you :). The same if you happen to visit Poland (especially the southern areas)!
I think there's a lot of potential in self-driving cars to identify bad drivers. When you have thousands of cars using LiDAR to accurately track the movements (and crashes) of human-driven cars, we'll gain a better understanding of what makes an unsafe driver, and we'll be able to identify incidents that were _almost_ a crash. With more LiDAR-recording cars on the road, insurance companies could ask Google to send them examples of bad driving for all their insurees.
So, one day, I might get a higher bill from State Farm because hey, they have evidence of me being an unsafe driver. If it's backed by data, then I'm in favor of it.
Haha! I'll absolutely reach out if I visit southern Poland. But I was making a pun--- "run into" is also used in american english to describe a car crashing into something. i.e. "I ran into a stop sign."
> Haha! I'll absolutely reach out if I visit southern Poland. But I was making a pun--- "run into" is also used in american english to describe a car crashing into something. i.e. "I ran into a stop sign."
I suspected you might have been doing it, but decided to assume the non-pun interpretation was also true :).