Calamity Joan 😷A boy cycling.
A man cycling.
A girl walking.
All killed by drivers.
All in the past 24 hours in Ireland.
https://www.thejournal.ie/boy-dies-road-traffic-collision-cork-6144963-Aug2023/
"Some forms of violence are more newsworthy than others."
"In a period of six days from 15-20 August, five cyclists and pedestrians were killed after being struck by drivers."
A man in his 80s walking in Thurles. An eight-year-old boy, cycling with his father, in Carrigaline. A man cycling in Clare. A 14-year-old girl walking in Limerick. A e-scooter rider in Dundalk.
https://www.jcfj.ie/2023/08/24/choose-your-weapon-cars-or-fists/
#MastoDaoine #Roads #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #StreetsAreForPeople
Choose Your Weapon: Cars or Fists? - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Causing the death of a pedestrian or cyclist will continue to be treated as manslaughter but the statutory response to careless and dangerous driving resulting in serious injury is not served by meagre fines for motorists who do not even have a driving ban imposed. Lifetime driving disqualifications must be on the table of sanctions as a driver who has caused injury has visibly demonstrated an inability to safely operate a motor vehicle
Fluffgar 🏴 HAS MOVED@clickhere Geezo! That's awful. Almost one a day!
Cycling numbers rising rapidly here too (Scotland). There are some places with good bike lanes but I can't fault anyone for riding (slowly) on the pedestrian pavement. The roads seem crazy right now. Was it always that way? Haven't had the courage to go cycling in years, and was always nervous of traffic.
@fluffgar It's really hard to say - I know that, anecdotally, people here in Ireland too have commented a lot about how drivers seem much more aggressive and dangerous on the roads since lockdown restrictions have been lifted.