"Also, as I understand it, the Google cars in California have driven 100's of thousands of miles, with no accidents - which is a significantly better record than human drivers."
Actually, no, it's not. There are many more human drivers than driverless car who have driven 100's of 1000's of miles without an accident, including me. Come back with some stats when the number miles driven by driverless cars is significant in terms of human driven cars. A couple of % will do.
On the other hand, I agree about the stupid things some people do while driving. It's rare a day goes by without me also seeing examples. But I also see 1000's of other drivers who are not doing stupid things. Naturally, out of those 1000's, I remember the odd one or two wankers who jumped the red light, or shot out of a blind junction, or is holding a phone to their ear.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
