assuming you weren't the control!

You're not the speciecal, got over ypur self.

You are a loud moving blob, they'll see you.

"Are owner's responsible for every aspect of maintence now? "

Yes, and they have been for almost the entire history of the automobile.

" If I have a flat on a bald tire and someone gets hit, am I responsible now"
Yes.

"If I take it to a mechanic and they sigh off on it, are they responsible?"
If it is reasonable for you to believe them? then they will be a fault.

"
What if my driverless car runs over a nail? "
The the car will detect it's losing pressure, and pull over.

" Who's fault is it then?"
Then it's just an accident and no one is at fault. Unless the nail was left with calamitous intent

It's the same deal if the brakes failed.

IF it's due to improper maintenance? then it's your fault.
Manufacture defect? Manufacturers fault.

This is no different then if a hand brake fails and a car careened down and his some one.

Did you tell him you were surprised Australians need so much hand holding to get around? :)

" after which the crew reacted incorrectly and ultimately led the aircraft to an aerodynamic stall from which they did not recover.["

It was the crew.

The rage comes from fear they will mist the ride. Once there, no need to rage. Baring unusual circumstance.

People will get used to it in a hurry. Too mach gain.

The statement you quote could very well be correct. Pretty much everyone will be dead at 65MPH, so at 85 you can't get deader.,

It's like the falling cat question.
How com cats the fall 13 floors seem to live as much as cats that fall out of the 6th floor? Because almost no one takes a dead cat to the vet.

America is not actually litigation happy. Stop using the news and pundits as is they are accurate.

The insurance is not that big of a deal.

The same person whose at fault when there is a issue with current cars.

If it was improperly maintained? the owner.

Manufacturer defect? The manufacturer.

Was it a random unforeseeable event? No one.

Really people, this has been solved.

"(which would be an extremely odd, and frankly, a not very believable aspect of cosmology"
says someone, every time something new is found.

"Pass me that last piece of pie, would you?"

No. Lose some weight.

OTOH, Quark's garbage route will be shorter.

I saw your bad SCI-F, and raised you :)