How did one drone almost kill someone by accident?

A writer for The Verge – Ben Popper – detailed how he recently lost control of his drone, which then nearly hit a woman and a small child riding a bicycle.

While regulations on commercial drone use drastically limit when and where drones can be flown, hobbyist use is relatively unregulated. In his detailed account, Popper called for the Federal Aviation Administration to establish new rules before there’s an accident.

“At some point, there will be a bad accident, as these things become more popular, more powerful, and ever cheaper,” Popper wrote. “If that happens before effective laws are in place, there would be a media frenzy, perhaps followed by bad, knee-jerk legislation.”