Emily VelascoNov 24
Here's a grim little tidbit. I was just talking to a friend of mine who still works at the newspaper where I used to work, and she told me that pedestrians get killed by cars so often these days that they don't cover them as news anymore unless the victim was well known or the driver was arrested.
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesNov 24

@MLE_online

Something like 30% of ped fatalities is folks reading their prayer tablet or zoned out on earbuds.

I yell at them once in a while like a crazy old person when they mill around on a public roadway.

They are never grateful for some reason.

Show threadEmily VelascoNov 24
@n_dimension where do you live that people reading prayer tablets are milling about in roadways?
Show threadcognitively accessible mathNov 24
@MLE_online @n_dimension in an imaginary world where drivers are never responsible.
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesNov 24

@geonz @MLE_online

Ultimately, you are the only person responsible for your safety.

If you lean over the waterhole without looking around for crocs or tigers, you kinda deserve to be eaten.

Show threadAndrew
@n_dimension @geonz If you are operating heavy equipment, it is your responsibility not to hit anyone, not the responsibility of the person you might hit
Nov 24 at 6:00amWeb
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesNov 24

@cinebox @geonz

Depends on the local laws.

Sweden: Pedestrian has right of way everywhere

US: Pedestrians are fed into woodchippers to make roads more secure for cars.

N. B. The "crime" of Jaywalking was invented in the US at the dawn of the motor age to shift the blame for road fatalities to pedestrians not vehicles.