Autonomous Vehicle Traffic Laws

The cluster centers on debates about enforcing traffic laws on self-driving cars for minor violations like speeding or improper stops, comparing it to human drivers who routinely break rules without consequences, and discussing ticketing, liability, and criminality.

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squeaky-clean Sep 19, 2024 View on HN

The same way you can get ticketed for speeding in your car despite not actually hitting anyone or anything.

avbanks Dec 5, 2025 View on HN

The drivers who can't handle the edge cases face the justice system. If You or I did that we'd face repercussions.

babelfish Feb 8, 2024 View on HN

If someone can't follow traffic laws, they shouldn't be on the road (regardless of mode of transportation)

Analemma_ Mar 10, 2022 View on HN

Most traffic violations, like parking tickets, are "strict liability": mens rea doesn't matter, if the offense was committed you're getting a ticket. Presumably this will be the same.

jrockway Aug 29, 2009 View on HN

Did this motorist get into any trouble for this?

mullingitover Nov 9, 2020 View on HN

Driving over the speed limit and jaywalking aren't legal either ;)

Eridrus Oct 10, 2017 View on HN

Not sure why this disturbs you; people regularly violate traffic laws when they decide it isn't risky. Our laws are not written with enough precision to deal with all scenarios, so we let people applying the law to decide if what you did was reasonable even if it was illegal.

tinix Apr 29, 2025 View on HN

this works for getting out of traffic tickets too lol

jfoster Aug 20, 2023 View on HN

You'd be doing it so the vehicle won't move, and if the vehicle doesn't move it will cause traffic. If your argument is even slightly correct (that there would be any problem prosecuting such behavior) then it at least won't be in the future. Obviously trying to trick a car into causing traffic chaos is not going to be an accepted behavior.

qbrass Nov 7, 2017 View on HN

They'll just quit insuring their car. What's one more law broken?