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[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 79 points 2 months ago

Waymo should provide a loaded shotgun in every car. It's America, after all.

/s

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Make it AI controlled for good measure

[-] filcuk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago

Russian roulette cab ride

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 9 points 2 months ago

Maybe that could spark a nice tradition of the one sitting besides the drivers seat calling 'shotgun'.

... O wait

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

SAAB tried to corner the US market in the '80s and '90s by giving away a shoulder mounted anti tank rocket with each purchase of a car, but their legal team said "that's not an appropriate way to deal with road rage."

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Huh, sounds like their legal department was from Europe?

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

They should have little nozzles to disperse a cloud of pepper spray around the vehicle in emergencies.

[-] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I had this thought too. Probably unrealistic because of all the ways that can go horribly wrong, but somehow that solution seems easier than convincing a certain subset of men to behave themselves.

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