Comments on: Should Humans Be Allowed to Drive? http://bikes-as-transportation.com/should-humans-be-allowed-to-drive/ cargo bikes, family bikes, electric bikes and complete streets Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Larry Clarkberg http://bikes-as-transportation.com/should-humans-be-allowed-to-drive/#comment-367 Larry Clarkberg Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://bikes-as-transportation.com/?p=2466#comment-367 I have yet another example of poor human driving that could be eliminated by letting a robot drive. Last night I was biking along a back country road when an oncoming car turned its brights on. I was immediately blinded. I lifted my arm to block the light as I swerved back and forth trying to stay on the narrow road. I slowed to a stop near the center of the road. The car sped past me within inches of where I stood. I imagine the driver was muttering about the erratic behavior of bicyclists as they passed, not knowing that it was their unthinking behavior that put me in jeopardy.

A robot, in contrast, wouldn’t need brights or headlights at all because it would have so many alternative and superior sensors available to use: ultrasonic, radar, etc. However, we might require it to have running lights so that *we* can see *it*.

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