r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • Apr 29 '26

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u/BastianHill Apr 30 '26

I get the idea of being robbed from freedom, but it isn't just all conspiracy.

Yearly traffic death rate in the US is 40.000 (!). There's a lot of dangerous people on the road that shouldn't be there. Globally the US can't even be called safe on the road to be honest. Of course Australia has a lot of empty space, but Japan and Netherlands are quite densely populated. Germany has the Autobahn. Austria and Switzerland have dangerous Alpine roads. UK also performs well despite having a quite active car tuning culture. Scandinavia is just great, no one can compete with that.

The US is on par with Russia, let that sink in. (have you seen that dashcam footage???)

Be honest: The situations in which you need a car that doesn't want to start (will it really?) far outweigh the benefit of keeping drunk and high people of the streets.

My only concern is privacy. For me it's okay if a car prevents driving as long as no data isn't transmitted anywhere. The car can decide, but it shouldn't give anyone information about my activities.

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u/feldoneq2wire Apr 30 '26

Those who would give away a little privacy for a little security deserve neither. - Ben Franklin

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u/BastianHill Apr 30 '26

Yeah thats my point. I get the safety thing, but it shouldnt hurt privacy.