Grant HamiltonFeb 13, 2023
Christof Damian πŸ’™πŸ’›
Each day on average one car slams into a 7/11 storefront in the US.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02/08/one-mans-case-reveals-cars-slam-into-storefronts-like-7-eleven-with-alarming-frequency
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One man’s case reveals cars slam into storefronts like 7-Eleven with alarming frequency

Over a 15-year period, 6,253 cars crashed into 7-Eleven storefronts in the U.S. – an average of 1.14 per day.

The Mercury News
Feb 12, 2023 at 11:05amWeb
Show threadChristof Damian πŸ’™πŸ’›Feb 12, 2023

@notjustbikes has a video about this, but I didn't realise the scale of the problem
https://youtu.be/Ra_0DgnJ1uQ

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Why Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the Netherlands

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Show threadFuckCarsFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @notjustbikes I also read recently that every 2 children get killed by slow moving cars in driveways and local streets.
Show threadDarwin WoodkaFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars hmm maybe one mor reason to get people the hell out of their cars and build walkable 15 minute cities with transit and trains. And bollards. Lots of 'em.
Show threadJersey GryphonFeb 12, 2023
@darwinwoodka @cdamian @TheWarOnCars Narrower lanes and more trees, so that drivers know what speed they’re doing.
Show threadDarwin WoodkaFeb 12, 2023
@jerseygryphon @cdamian @TheWarOnCars Absolutely. That whole "wide lanes and clearing trees for safety" thing is such bullshit.
Show threadChristof Damian πŸ’™πŸ’›Feb 12, 2023
@darwinwoodka
Definitely. It's amusing how the article suggests the solution of fortifying the businesses instead of targeting the cars.
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Show threadDarwin WoodkaFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars Americans can't imagine the world without their cars. But then most haven't been to Japan where the 7-11 is simply the lowest floor of your building!
Show threadCodexNotFoundFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars time to remove some of those 7/11s so it doesn't happen as often.
Show threadtraveFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars this is so bonkers, so many people being killed by drivers being bad at parking!
Show threadAndresFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars Holy shit! You'd think bollards would quickly pay for themselves.
Show threadColin Rafferty MOVEDFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars maybe if we could impound that one car.
Show threadDanFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars it's crazy and I say that from the UK where our roads aren't exactly great for this sort of thing... Either way a car in a storefront in my city is something that happens a couple of times a year, not on a daily basis!
Show threadCubeOfCheeseFeb 13, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars that's insane. Thanks for sharing
Show threadPetrichor αš„αš”αš…αšαšαš†αšƒαš’αš”αš‚Jul 11, 2023
@cdamian @TheWarOnCars Are there #FuckCars reddits in other languages and countries?
Show threadElias ProbstJul 11, 2023

@sinabhfuil for German-speaking people, there's the #autobloed Community on #Lemmy:
https://feddit.de/c/autobloed
This is basically the continuation of the subreddit going by the same name.

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AutoblΓΆd - Feddit

Show threadPetrichor αš„αš”αš…αšαšαš†αšƒαš’αš”αš‚Jul 11, 2023
@eliasp @cdamian @TheWarOnCars Interesting how texty it is, how unimportant the visuals