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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36330 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
1st it was Tesla's Autopilot and now Ford's BlueCruise is under the spotlight. A fatal accident involving a partially autonomous vehicle could test the laws surrounding advanced vehicles. Should drunk drivers go to jail if advanced car technology lets them down? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3312 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Should drunk drivers go to jail if advanced car technology lets them down? Yes! You as the 'driver" behind the steering wheel, sober or not, are ultimately responsible to control the vehicle even if it is "semi-autonomous". These vehicles are nothing more than fancy toys being |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Should drunk drivers go to jail if advanced car technology lets them down?It depends. If it is a fully autonomous vehicle, then no. The person in the vehicle can't be responsible as it's not possible for them to drive it. But any other sort of level of autonomous vehicle- yes, the driver is still responsible as they are there to take over if something occurs that the cars systems can't deal with. If they are drunk, then they are DUI. Grant Darwin NT |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3312 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Someone might have forgotten to take their meds.. ‘Erratic’ plane passenger ‘ripped open’ exit door, walked onto wing: ‘Strange behavior’ Thought you were impatient to depart an airplane? An antsy passenger was arrested in Australia after he “ripped open” the emergency exit of a grounded aircraft and walking along its wing. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Yeah, that was about 3 weeks ago. Hopefully a huge fine and banned from flying. Grant Darwin NT |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36330 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
An update on the Bruce Hwy explosion with some history of other such incidents. Bruce Highway truck explosion leaves Bororen residents reeling week after blast. .....Shock waves were felt for kilometres. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36330 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Well that plane isn't going anywhere in a hurry. Tail section knocked off Delta plane during collision at Atlanta airport. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3312 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
GROSS! How did they miss this at the passenger's baggage screening? Amsterdam to Detroit flight turns back as maggots rain down on passenger A flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was forced to turn around after maggots fell from the overhead bin onto a passenger. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22439 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
A few things that may contribute to this very unpleasant event: For most internal European flights cabin baggage doesn't get a deep screening. Amsterdam airport is a massive interchange hub, where flights from all over Europe (and beyond) congregate. In some parts of Europe rotting fish is a "delicacy", and it may be considered "normal" to carry it in one's cabin bag. Not all passengers passing through Schiphol from within Europe have to check-in their baggage for their next flight. So if Mr.Rottingfish flew into Schiphol from say Bergen (where rotting fish is considered a "delicacy") with a connecting flight to Detroit it is highly probable that his bag would only be checked at Bergen, and he would carry it with him for the rest of his journey, and only the size f the bag would be confirmed, and Delta probably allow a much more generous bag than Norwegian or SAS the bag would be considered to be "OK". I do have to ask where was Mr.Rottingfish's common sense in carrying rotting fish wrapped in newspaper for several hours and not to expect the rotting fish, or its maggots, to escape. On one of my trips to China a "fellow passenger" was caught trying to board the flight with an opened jar of Durian. He was caught while we were going through one of the numerous "security" queues by an airport cleaner. Let's put it mildly - he missed his flight, and probably the next few (it was against airport rules to have a jar of the either opened, or sealed). When the bag was opened (a good few yards from the queue) the stench rolled across the place, accompanied by a sea of people retching.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
That story was from 7 months ago. Grant Darwin NT |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21085 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
I thought there was something fishy about it. LOL! |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20957 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
From seven months ago, that is one well rotted fish! Fly safe?? Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21085 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
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Scrooge McDuck Send message Joined: 26 Nov 99 Posts: 1058 Credit: 1,674,173 RAC: 54 |
Carola bridge, one of the four main bridges crossing the Elbe river in Dresden/Saxony (500K inhabitants) collapsed partly one day ago at 3 a.m. Bridge consists of three separate bridges (2 for cars, 1 for trams and pedestrians). Only the tram bridge collapsed. Last tram crossed the bridge just 18 minutes before. Bridge was build in 1967-71. It is the prestressed concrete bridge with the longest span (120 meters) in eastern Germany. Bridge condition was known to be poor for a long time; corrosion on exposed prestressing elements was reported in maintenance assessments; renovation planned for 2025. Middle section now blocks the river. Flood is expected for the weekend. Trams each 10minutes and 30,000 cars crossed the bridge each day. There will be a traffic chaos for the foreseeable future. [photos] Good news is: no death or injured. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22439 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Interesting pictures. Some appear to show how the bridge was constructed, in particular 2/24 & 7/24. I hope the authorities get to the route cause of this failure quickly, and that bridges of similar construction are inspected and "cured" before any more collapse. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Scrooge McDuck Send message Joined: 26 Nov 99 Posts: 1058 Credit: 1,674,173 RAC: 54 |
Interesting pictures. Some appear to show how the bridge was constructed, in particular 2/24 & 7/24. I hope the authorities get to the route cause of this failure quickly, and that bridges of similar construction are inspected and "cured" before any more collapse.I find 21/24 the most interesting. At the time, it was an extremely modern, cost-efficient construction that for the first time had only one pillar in the river. (The previous bridge, blown up in WW2, still had two river pillars). But as with the Ponte Morandi in Genoa, if the prestressing wires are embedded in concrete, you cannot inspect them visually or replace individual wires during maintenance. You are restricted to inspect the concrete from the outside for cracks, so you really know almost nothing about the condition within. I'm no civil engineer but I think today's bridges are constructed differently; with easier to inspect support structures. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3312 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Someone won't be getting the best father of the year award 5-year-old backs car into traffic while driving 3-year-old sibling, Texas cops say A 5-year-old drove their father’s car onto a road as he shopped inside a Family Dollar store, Texas deputies say. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36330 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Serco should be charged over this bit of dangerous stupidity. A weird device that looks like it stepped out of a science fiction program spotted on the roadside has left drivers and cyclists alike incredibly puzzled. It is illegal to park in bike lanes, or do they think that they're above the law? |
John McCallum Send message Joined: 5 Dec 04 Posts: 879 Credit: 599,458 RAC: 8 |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c93p35wd00eo Another truck gets hit by aTrain Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3312 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Carnival cruise ship collides with large piece of ice The words “Titanic moment” are possibly the last thing you want to hear on a boat – but that was the phrase used by one passenger on board the Carnival Spirit cruise ship last week, after the vessel unexpectedly struck a large piece of ice. |
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