• Dearche@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve personally almost been run over while on bike because of that, but even worse, when crossing the street the after the light turns green. Most drivers don’t look the way they’re going, and instead solely pay attention to the colour of the pretty lights overhead like three month olds.

    Pedestrians/wheelchairs should ALWAYS be separated from vehicles (and that’s including bikes) with physical barriers, and bikes separated from cars with physical barriers anywhere the speed limit’s greater than 20km/h. And speed limits shouldn’t be enforced with simply signs, but actually physical barriers that prevent speeding, like regular turns or speed bumps.

    Drivers are so entitled in this country that they complain about being ticketed by the police when they’re the ones knowingly breaking the laws. Laws that exist because people kill each other due to carelessness if it wasn’t for these laws! And people DO kill each other constantly despite these laws! I mean, if most statistics didn’t lump in cars together with all other accidents, cars alone would be the 11th leading cause of death in the States!

    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Even as a kid something just seemed off about everyone hurtling around in 2000+ pounds of steel and rubber. So many people I’ve met say they hate driving and how stressful it yet they have to depend on it even when they are uncomfortable behind the wheel. We only test the drivers when they are learning then expect a life time of safe driving and staying up to date on the rules. Not to mention the insane costs of car ownership that is nearly mandatory because of how we build our cities and neglect other transportation options.