The problem is that pedestrians often don’t pay attention to where they are going, and if that involves stepping in front of a car without looking there is often not much the car driver can do. Although given how often people are wandering around oblivious with headphones in I’m not sure how helpful sound will be.
Comment on Discussion Thread 🎮 Friday 11 April 2025
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 week agoThat sounds like an atrocious solution to put the ownus of safety on the pedestrian to hear the car and not the driver to PAY THE FUCKING ATTENTION TO WHERE THEY’RE GOING!!!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 week ago
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Make dashcams mandatory before car noise speakers. If they’re not paying attention they’ll step in front of anything. I’ve had people step out blindly in front of medium trucks.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I use a mobility scooter. The number of close calls I’ve had with people stepping directly in front of me (or letting their kids/dogs etc run directly in front of me) because they will not fucking look is too damn high
I’ve ended up smashing into walls trying to avoid oblivious pedestrians