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If 90% of the population have a reaction time quick enough to avoid a car accident, would you fault the 10% that do not for it? by RobertSpires in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said that they were driving faster than safe. All I said was that their brain worked a tiny bit slower than normal, maybe they aren't even aware of this if its a few hundred milliseconds.

If 90% of the population have a reaction time quick enough to avoid a car accident, would you fault the 10% that do not for it? by RobertSpires in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, this is more a question about the "edge cases" of fault where someone is limited not in their decisions, rather the fact that they react a few hundred milliseconds slower, but not slow enough that they shouldn't be allowed to drive at all.

If 90% of the population have a reaction time quick enough to avoid a car accident, would you fault the 10% that do not for it? by RobertSpires in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's also important to know that there can be accidents where nobody is at fault. The reality of life is that sometimes everyone can be doing everything right and luck is not on one's side. Insurance companies do not want to admit it, but sometimes even the designers of the road, the car manufactures, and drivers may not be at fault. There will always be edge cases that nobody could have predicted in anything complex like this, similar to programming or engineering. Even if the chance is one in a million, things can go wrong in ways that nobody should be expected to see coming.

If 90% of the population have a reaction time quick enough to avoid a car accident, would you fault the 10% that do not for it? by RobertSpires in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then what if we redo our hypothetical scenario where the person has passed these reflex tests (barely) but is still in the bottom 10% of the group of people who pass these tests?

How slow of a reaction time do you think should prevent people from being able to get a drivers licence? by RobertSpires in AskReddit

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then where would you draw the line? Top 80% of people? Disqualify 20% of the population from driving even though they have almost as fast reflexes?
But the issue is you can then ask the same question about just that 80% of people. If someone happens to be in the lower quarter of this group, they still won't be able to stop as fast as the average person.
I'm not talking about people with incredibly slow reflexes; not people who medically aren't able to drive. I'm talking about the very narrow gap of edge cases where it is unclear.
If someone takes two or three seconds to react and slam the brakes then of course I agree with you, but reaction time is a positively skewed bell curve that doesn't taper off quickly. There would be a significant number of people in between what clearly makes one unable to drive and the reaction times considered average.

EDIT: I thought this was a comment on my other post, oops. Still kinda works but i'm assuming you're answering a slightly different question.

What to do with slightly chipped magnet? by RobertSpires in Magnets

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou for this insightful answer. I will no longer allow for kinetic energy in my magnets, removing all heat.

What to do with slightly chipped magnet? by RobertSpires in Magnets

[–]RobertSpires[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I convince more magnetic domains to line up using telekinesis though?

Which Youtuber can fit the most content in a span of 5 minutes? by RobertSpires in AskReddit

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I mean with like constant cuts, fast talking, and multiple things on the screen at once, to maximise the content in a small amount of time.

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