Among Friends

[Justice4all]

Is good and public an oxymoron?

[millieshops]

@LTT1Sad, but really no sadder than the death of the driver of the car who killed herself and a pedestrian  when she drove her car into the front of a nearby Publix.  I didn't see any posts about that accident.

As for the statisc I want, I did just Google and stats for 2016 show over 40,000 deaths from auto accidents -  up 6% from 2016.   I doubt any of those 2016 stats involve self-driven vehicles, but I admit to not reading deep into the article.

[dex]

@Laura14@We had an uber for a trip home late at night from the airport.The young woman said she is a military wife and mother.She works only when her DH can be home with their 5 kids.She was really sweet to talk with and although her car was very messy we really enjoyed that trip home.

based on that experience I wouldn’t hesitate to try again.

[Pook]

I like driving and would never trust a driverless vehicle.  I don't even like riding with someone else so I am usually the one to offer to drive.  Driver's will loose their skills and won't even know how to react if needed in a driverless car.  Another thing is I can control my vehicle but there will be so much more to watch out for - especially if driverless trucks are allowed. 

[BirkiLady]

@Laura14  I've gone as long as four years without driving due to seizures. (I was diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after birth.) Fortunately, my husband was still living and we simply rode to work together. He would drive my car a couple of times a week to keep it mechanically sound, but neither of us expected it to be four long years of unrenting seizures!

After his death, I used taxi's when unable to drive. Fortunately, my son or DIL and great friends also offered to drive me to Dr., DDS and other medical appointments. Taxi's are so expensive when going across town; then having to call them for a return trip 30 minutes later. What a nuisance!

In 2016, once again I had problem with seizures and was unable to drive. This time, my mom was a dementia patient (93) and in ill heath. I needed to be there almost on a daily basis. I checked with Uber and Lift. Almost as expensive as a Taxi, but I felt LESS safe with Uber . . . and the vehicles were a mess. It was creepy calling from a cell phone to who-knows-where. 

A neighbor (an attorney) and I shared an Uber one day. The Uber driver asked my neighbor what he did for a living. My neighbor replied, "I'm an attorney." The Uber driver asked, "What kind of an attorney?" My neighbor firmly stated: "The kind who will make sure you receive a ticket if you don't slow down and drive properly."  Neither of us have taken an Uber since!  (Yet, they are used a lot by business people and Uni. students all . the. time.)  Family, friends or a taxi for me if I'm unable to drive again. 

[KentuckyWoman]

I think this is a horrible idea.  I saw on the news over the weekend that some company out west (maybe AZ) was getting ready to use self driving semi trucks.  Good luck with that.

[Sweet Caroline 1]

Laura14, thats a big 10-4!  I want to drive the car and I don't want a computer screen, and all that fru fru fancy stuff.  I just like power brakes, air conditioner, radio, air bags and seat belts.  Power windows and door locks are nice but I don't have to have them.  Don't want leather interrior to dry and crack either.  

[2blonde]

@Laura14  ITA!  As you may remember, I drive a 6-speed manual shift Mustang.  Surely I didn't buy this particular car because I don't like to drive.  All I can say, is take away my control, and you take away my fun.  If this is what I have to deal with if I get a new car, I may be driving my simple-minded (but fun) 2014 car for a very long time.

[Laura14]

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@2blondewrote:

@Laura14  ITA!  As you may remember, I drive a 6-speed manual shift Mustang.  Surely I didn't buy this particular car because I don't like to drive.  All I can say, is take away my control, and you take away my fun.  If this is what I have to deal with if I get a new car, I may be driving my simple-minded (but fun) 2014 car for a very long time.

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@2blonde  High five!  Only five speed Fiat here but I need my control including turning on my own wipers, lights, radio stations, and if I could go back to locking my own car all by my wittle self like a big girl, I'd be golden.  

[2blonde]

@Laura14 Ugh.  All that stuff would really tick me off.  I have 50 years of driving experience.  I wonder if computers have driver's intuition (I can smell it when someone is about to cut me off!).  I also was wondering about hackers.  I mean, what if your ex-husband is a techie and he figures out how to mess with your car's computer...........just sayin'.