Scary stuff! My wife and I witnessed an accident the other day too. It was almost like it happened in slow motion. A young kid decided to pass through an intersection and got smacked by a lady turning left. Stupid move! I will honestly be happy when we all have automated driving. I think it will be a lot safer and less stressful.
Oh man yeah when those types of things happen it's really scary. When I see people blow through lights or stop signs, I cringe waiting for someone to just fucking destroy them. Scary shit!
I will disagree with you on the automatic driving though. I am far more on the freedom side than anything else. Yes it is dangerous, but we can't live in a nanny world. Life is fleeting and there's one thing that the government loves to do is take MORE control over peoples lives. They never give it back either, and I will fix an old shitbox for years or decades before I give up my ability to drive myself.