- schipelblorp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish30 days
I hate it when states use their death statistics to push a little message on their billboards:
OVER 200 KIILLED THIS YEAR… so: …Buckle up! … Don’t Drink & Drive! … Obey the Speed Limit!
Supporting the lie that safety is possible with cars.
- pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish29 days
No engineering, no enforcement and no education. Can’t imagine why things aren’t improving.
- Jump365@lemmy.zipEnglish30 days
Pedestrian 118 is just idiotic. I understand car accidents can happen, but a pedestrian??? That tells me you purposely ignore crosswalks or drive recklessly in slow speed areaa
30 daysPedestrian 118 is just idiotic. I understand car accidents can happen, but a pedestrian??? That tells me you purposely ignore crosswalks or drive recklessly in slow speed areaa
is this a joke?
- Jump365@lemmy.zipEnglish29 days
No? Do you think it’s a sign of excellent driving that pedestrians are getting killed?
- TaTTe@lemmy.worldEnglish29 days
I think they mean that drivers ignore crosswalks. I also first assumed they meant pedestrians ignore crosswalks, but in the context that doesn’t make any sense.
And yeah, I agree. Car accidents with fatal outcome are expected in areas with high speeds, but those areas shouldn’t be where pedestrians usually walk. This makes 25% of road fatalities being pedestrians seem quite insane.
I think they mean that drivers ignore crosswalks. I also first assumed they meant pedestrians ignore crosswalks, but in the context that doesn’t make any sense.
you’re right. i should have read more carefully or i should have just stopped reading to go to sleep.
Some drivers not only ignore, but accelerate to pass before the cyclist or the pedestrian “claims” the crosswalk 🤷
