Comment by lambdaone
1 day ago
You still have to rely on other drivers not being actually suicidal. Just to give one terrifying example scenario: you will pass hundreds, if not thousands of other drivers driving in the opposite direction in the course of a long journey. Any motorist driving in the opposing lane has the ability to engage other drivers in a head-on collision at any time by making a relatively trivial maneuver. Given human reaction times, and the very high closing velocity of such a collision, you ability to avoid this would seem to be non-existent. You certainly couldn't "just stop" to prevent it.
This is all true. It doesn't really apply to my personal driving situation where I can't recall the last time I personally was on a road with a speed limit above 40. I drive less than half the days a week. Thats part of maintaining control for me. I can't set plane schedules. I can drive when there's less drivers and on slow roads.
Also, there are numerous situations you're leaving out where just stopping(or just slowing down) does solve the safety issue. Far more than a suicidal driver choosing me as their target.