Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
I previously responded to another poster who also made bogus aspersions about conspiracy mongering on this subject. See
Would a self driving car world make it safe for cyclists?
What I believe is that the Tempe police chief showed very poor judgement by drawing her rush to judgement and questionable conclusion from the poor quality dash cam video and the statement of the distracted driver and going on the record with it in a peculiar "exclusive" to an out of town newspaper- “it’s very clear it would have been difficult to avoid this collision in any kind of mode (autonomous or human-driven) based on how she came from the shadows right into the roadway.”
Her "motive" was probably her own stupidity.
It was a week ago, but you were pushing vague conspiracy nonsense too.
You suggested something "odd" happened:
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Do you know of any reason why the Tempe police chief would be giving this "exclusive" to a San Francisco newspaper prior to the completion of any investigation? Doesn't that seem a little odd?
You continued with comments about "motives":
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Really, I don't see the Tempe police chief's comments/conclusions picked up by any other news organization. I also question the motives of the Tempe police chief providing his opinions on the cause of a local fatality and Uber's lack of fault/blame only to a SF reporter, with undue haste and prior even to the beginning of any credible investigation by any organization.
You piled on to the conspiracy mongering of another poster:
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Originally Posted by
robertorolfo
A SF newspaper acting as a mouthpiece for/covering up for the Silicon Valley hand that feeds them? Nahhhh, totally implausible...
Some local AZ police chief not being the absolute best of characters? Nahhhh, who would believe that?
Certainly not the AV fan-bois, political prostitutes and/or media hucksters who are "all in" with the AV promoters'
we can do no wrong (in fact are incapable of doing wrong), no need to require impartial regulatory oversight hype machine.
You made vague aspersions about "reputation":
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Yeah, just speculating here but if the Tempe police chief should be outed as less than reputable, there is always the precedent of a presidential pardon for a corrupt AZ police chief.