Well automated vehicles are coming sooner than we think. We need to work out what are the issues and dangers we will face as bikers and the impact on our riding styles. Who will be legally responsible when one of these machines has some kind of failure and kills a biker?
Will we still be able to overtake and brap past in the same manner as now or will it autoreport other vehicles 'non compliant' road user behaviour?
Reading another forum about automated trucks it seems now that the drivers logbook hours wont be an issue, owners will be happy for the trucks to travel at slower speeds for better fuel economy. I expect the owners/leasee's of automated cars will want to do the same. So on nice flowing roads where most people manage a good average speed, these nanabots will be pissing around like sunday drivers 7 days a week and adhering to the ltsa recommended cornering speeds etc.
How will an automated vehicle cope with coming up behind a truck in wet weather where the size of truck and its spray will block its view ahead. I dont thinkt hese machines will relaise the same overtaking opportunities that drivers might.
Of course evnetually they will all commnicate together but in the mean time we will be heading into dangerous and frustrating times with these things.....
What will they do on a cow crap covered highway where a farmer has just moved stock?
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