Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving cars in the city.

On Aug. 14, two Cruise autonomous vehicles were stopped in the right two lanes of a four-lane, one-way street in the SoMa neighborhood, where the victim was found, according to the department report. It said that a police vehicle in another lane had to be moved in order for the ambulance to leave.

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    Small towns don’t need to be car dependent either. I lived in a town of a little over 3,000 people and walked or rode my bike for most trips

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      Right. Until you need to carry something or go grocery shopping.

      Sorry, you’re wrong. Small towns absolutely need to use cars unless they want to go back to being hunter/gatherers.

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        I did my grocery shopping via bike as well. It was designed for moving cargo so groceries are no issue. The only thing at the grocery store I wouldn’t be able to easily bring home are those big sacks of rice.

        For anything larger than a bike can carry you can still use a car. Hence “most”

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            Other side of town. But since it’s a small town that’s only a 15 minute walk or a 5 minute bike ride. Having timed it the bike was actually faster than driving since you can avoid red lights, pedestrian crossings, etc

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              Yeah. Around here some people live at least 30 minutes from their nearest grocery store.

              And that’s by car.

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                Okay? If someone lives out in the boonies not even in a town of course there’s not a grocery store near them. But if you’re in even a small town there’s no reason for amenities to be dependent upon driving

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                  there’s no reason for amenities to be dependent upon driving

                  Except for the surrounding people that use cars to reach them.

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                    What does that have to do with small towns? A 30 minute drive away from a small town isn’t living in a small town. It’s living 30 minutes away from one.

                    Like I said. There’s no reason for small towns to be car dependent.