Comment by jjav

> I think the humans in London at least do not adjust their behaviour for the perceived risk!

Sure they do, all humans do. Nobody wants to get hurt and nobody wants to hurt anyone else.

(Yes there are few exceptions, people with mental disorders that I'm not qualified to diagnose; but vast majority of normal humans don't.)

Humans are extremely good at moderating behavior to perceived risk, thank evolution for that.

(This is what self-driving cars lack; machines have no fear of preservation)

The key part is perceived though. This is why building the road to match the level of true risk works so well. No need for artificial speed limits or policing, if people perceive the risk is what it truly is, people adjust instictively.

This is why it is terrible to build wide 4 lane avenues right next to schools for example.