Originally Posted by
CliffordK
So, that test was done with mostly driving < 20 MPH. Straight, flat road with good visibility.
And the car apparently never passed the bike. Rather it simply slowed to bike pace or stopped in the middle of the road.
Was that a hill in the background? Why not do the test at 60 MPH, with the bike either going over the crest of the hill shortly before the Tesla arrives, or sitting in the middle of the road just on the other side of the hill. Add some oncoming traffic if one wishes.
Here's the thing with blind hills... just how many human drivers actually slow down to drive within their visible stopping range... If a human driver crested a hill at the typical "I gotta go the speed limit" mentality, would they miss the cyclist just on the other side?
I doubt it. And we have a few deaths out there to prove just that.