@Cassandra @anomnomnomaly @mbonsma i've been knocked...

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@Cassandra @anomnomnomaly @mbonsma i've been knocked down twice, one minor and one that resulted in an overnight hospital stay.

both times it was the driver at fault.

I've twice had drivers speed up and swerve to colide with me. How do i protect myself from that? cars kill pedestrians, pedestrians don't kill cars

Like 17 Oct 2023 at 18:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.scot

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Cassandra

@elizabethveldon

Yeah. A lot of the time that drivers nearly run me over it's because they want to make a turn but there's another car coming and they don't want to wait, so they speed up and *then* notice there's a pedestrian in the crosswalk. Obviously they would rather hit me, the pedestrian, than get him themselves by another car.

17 Oct 2023 at 19:18 | Open on autistics.life

elizabeth veldon

@Cassandra well you won't do as much damage to their car

17 Oct 2023 at 19:20 | Open on mastodon.scot

C. Lambeth

@Cassandra @elizabethveldon
I will never forget the time I almost hit a pedestrian because I simply wasn't looking for them. The guy flipped me off and yelled "A**hole!" at me.
I don't blame him. At all.

And now I do my absolute best to look for them, cyclists, and wheelchairs. I can't imagine how scary it must be from their perspective.

17 Oct 2023 at 19:50 | Open on mstdn.party

elizabeth veldon

@corbin_lambeth @Cassandra i had a guy on easter road in edinburgh speed up at the crossing and come straight at me deliberately - its utterly terrifying.

17 Oct 2023 at 19:51 | Open on mastodon.scot

Cassandra

@elizabethveldon @corbin_lambeth I have also encountered drivers who think it is sport to scare the shit out of pedestrians. 😡

17 Oct 2023 at 20:02 | Open on autistics.life

C. Lambeth

@Cassandra @elizabethveldon
I don't doubt it for a second.
I don't know what is wrong with people. 😵‍💫🤦🏼

17 Oct 2023 at 20:25 | Open on mstdn.party

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