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US Wants Drivers To Test Wireless Auto Safety Tech

Posted by samzenpus on from the computer-take-the-wheel dept.

coondoggie writes "Can new wireless auto safety systems work in the real world and how will drivers respond? That's what the U.S. Department of Transportation hopes to find out in the next few months as it lets hundreds of drivers in six communities across the country test some of the latest communication devices in controlled situations."

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  1. Re:Bicycles by Ichijo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you want to improve things for cyclists maybe you guys could obey the traffic laws for once instead of biking through stop signs and red lights?

    When a bicyclist obeys the law, unfortunately nobody ever remembers it. How often do you remember a motorist who obeys the law?

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