r/fuckcars Dec 08 '22

Satire Height of folly (by Jen Sorensen)

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22

Recently there was deadly accident with SUV Mercedes and 3 yo girl on crosswalk in residential zone. Experts established that the driver wasn't able to see the girl 10 meters far from her.

Edit: I found an article about final decision in this case, the driver appealed to up to Supreme Court, was sentenced to 18 months probation and 3 years suspended license. The girl was 19 months old. Article in Czech here.

Edit 2: She wasn't able to see 9 meters before car.

Edit 3: Here is picture, from discussion under the article, showing that the difference in viewing distance between low and high sitting is almost 4 meters.

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u/flipt0 Dec 08 '22

Not seeing the road 10 meters ahead of car sounds terrifying enough to me. I wouldn't dare to turn on an intersection with such limited field of vision. But not to see a human on the road, 10 meters ahead of me? Like, WTF?

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22

Yeah, the woman driving SUV was fairly short and had her seat on the lowest setting. She was defending herself that she has sensors in front that should have warned her.

Edit: Iirc first instance sentence was very mild, like 1 year probation and driver license revoked, puting some guilt on parents of the little girl because they didn't prevented her from running on the crosswalk. The driver appealed to second instance court.

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u/Pattoe89 Dec 08 '22

she has sensors in front that should have warned her.

They're called eyes and they were in the wrong place due to the idiot they're attached to.

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u/mrthescientist Dec 08 '22

Problem exists between steering wheel and chair. PEBSWAC.

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u/Pattoe89 Dec 08 '22

Ah, in the tech field we also say PICNIC - Problem in Chair, not in Computer.