Walking in Waterloo Region

[MidTowner]

Thanks a lot for the link! I guess autonomous vehicles could easily decide one way or another in the trolley problem.

I was going to post this from City Lab from the other day: How Driverless Cars Could Empower Pedestrians

I find that interesting, too, that autonomous vehicles could be so law-abiding and unwilling to strike people that one could walk with impunity wherever, and certainly not have to regularly cede the right of way as is the case now.

Realistically, though, this technology is a long way away. In the meantime, we have cars which are operated by people who often prioritize other people's safety less than preventing miniscule delays to themselves, and routinely break the rules.