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GameLord113 posted...

Please dont take this the wrong way because Im not trying to be a dick, but why are you so against a technology that will save lives and prevent tragic auto accidents when you yourself were a victim of one? I understand the whole my freedoms thing, but this is about the prevention of other people not having to go through what you are now dealing with. Im not saying youre a bad driver, but there are enough out there where we should and eventually will remove the human component from behind the steering wheel.

@GameLord113 I understand your point, but it is a pretty large intrusion on freedom. I definitely understand there are risks outside of your control (a tire could blow, or even just what literally happened to me and my wife: someone else lost control and hit us head on before we could do anything.) But driving has been a part of my life since I was a little boy. My father raced and worked on cars, and naturally me and my brother got into it. If my wife had been shot instead of us being in a car wreck, I would still carry a weapon and wouldn't want the banning of firearms. I might be looking up Level 3 armor prices, but I wouldn't want all guns banned or anything like that just because it hurt my wife. I know that what (hypothetically) happened was someone evil and lost got a hold of a weapon and took her life. It wasn't the gun that killed her. (Hypothetically.) I'm not against self-driving cars if they can save lives, as long as it isn't mandatory. I don't wish this absolute horror my soul is facing on anyone, and anything that can help save anyone else from suffering like I do... it could be a great thing. But we can't put the whole world in a bubble, or else what is the point of living? And of course, I'm still nervous about computer failures and things like that.

Thanks for your kind but thought provoking reply. I'm enjoying this discussion.
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