Gregory's Server@MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma "don't squish the delicate sacks of meat" should be the first rule of driving, but somehow isn't.
The first rule of driving is "don't hit other cars".
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@MaierAmsden @kboyd @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma The very existence of the word "jaywalker" is a symptom of car-centric thinking. It literally didn't exist before cars. Car drivers and car manufacturers decided they should have priority and started criminalising crossing the road in unapproved places.  @grumpygrimnir @MaierAmsden @kboyd @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma @grumpygrimnir @kboyd @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma If you don't want to die, you might want to occasionally engage in car-centric observations when stepping into a road where cars drive. @kboyd @MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma Is it? I thought the first rule was donβt slow down other drivers by doing silly things like yielding to pedestrians, obeying the speed limit, or slowing down for inclement weather conditions.  @PedestrianError @MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma hmm, could be written as "Don't Be Traffic"  @kboyd @MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma It already is. We call that rule "vehicular manslaughter." @LouisIngenthron @MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma yeah, but most of the time it seems to result in a slap on the wrist or a ticket - often, less than $500. @kboyd @MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma Wait, you think accidentally killing people only results in a $500 ticket? You're gonna need to cite a source on that one, because we clearly don't live in the same world. In my state, vehicular manslaughter is a second-degree felony. @LouisIngenthron @MaierAmsden @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma I said squishing, I didn't say the degree of squishing involved. And many vehicle-on-pedestrian incidents fit my description of a slap on the wrist. That said, I have personally known at least one person who has unintentionally killed someone with their car, and I don't think they even got a ticket. |
@kboyd @nuncio @mariellequinton @twobiscuits @mbonsma We all know "pedestrians have the right of way," but physics + reaction times = bad outcomes for inattentive jaywalkers.