ByteOnBikesJul 18, 2024

A pediatric doctor on a bike died

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A pediatric doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was killed while riding her bike in Center City on Wednesday night. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-3-car-crash-rittenhouse-philadelphia/3915690/ [https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-3-car-crash-rittenhouse-philadelphia/3915690/] The original post on the Philadelphia subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/1e5wkv0/insane_accident_on_18th_and_spruce/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/1e5wkv0/insane_accident_on_18th_and_spruce/]

Show threadapfelwoiSchoppenJul 18, 2024

A pediatric doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was killed while riding her bike in Center City on Wednesday night.

The use of passive voice in the first sentence does a lot of work shifting blame away from the driver and the car centric systems in an “objective” effort.

How about:

Cyclist Barbara Friedes died when a the driver of a car hit her in the bike lane.

Show threadBademantelJul 18, 2024
Very interesting, thank you. I was wondering if that also happens in other countries. It is sadly the norm in Germany when reporting car accidents.
Show threadmrpantsJul 18, 2024
Even the word “accident” is part of that downplaying.
Show threadsemJul 18, 2024
Somebody told me that at her hospital they don’t say “accident” since it’s always preventable. They say “collision”
Show threadHildegardeJul 18, 2024
“Negligence” works too.
Show threadRagnarok314159

The army shifted to this verbiage as well from “accidental discharge” to “negligent discharge” when at the clearing barrels or while on patrol.

Also increased the punishment, and it helped quite a bit in reducing the knuckleheads. No longer a “whoops! Mah bad”

Jul 18, 2024 at 11:48pmWeb