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Originally Posted by Xist
Let's pretend that 90% of drivers are better than average.
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Just think of how bad the average driver is, and then realize that half of them are worse than that.
My sister rolled a Toyota Camery 5 times, on a straight familiar road, with perfect driving conditions. She had drifted across the center line due to inattention, aggressively corrected right, went into the soft shoulder, aggressively corrected left, and initiated barrel roll.
She has also rear-ended a person while not distracted at all. Her excuse "he took longer to make his turn than normal".
I've been in minor accidents due to intentionally pushing the capabilities of the vehicle; a different kind of stupid than just being a bad driver.
Hopefully automated systems will help mitigate stupid.