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Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help. (www.forbes.com)

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Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help.::Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.

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[–] bbuez@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would absolutely love a source on that one, still not a great look to disregard safety and life so nonchalantly

[–] duffman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Are you saying I'm disregarding their lives somehow? If so I think you are adding your own interpretation to my comment.

Regarding the data, I don't recall where I first read that. But here's what I found from google. Obviously the new numbers will vary greatly by location. And it doesn't exactly support what I said because this just specifies homeless, not their mental state.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/removal-of-portland-homeless-camps-along-dangerous-roads-saved-lives-mayor-says/#:~:text=Data%20released%20by%20the%20Portland,pedestrians%20fatally%20struck%20in%20Portland.