Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed out alternatives

Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by unwrap on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @05:43AM (#20400480)

For a pedestrian it doesn't matter whether you have "right of way", because you can be right a hundred times over and still go to a mortician. That's all I am trying to say. If you are crossing the road, please wait for the cars to stop, or make absolutely sure there aren't any nearby. Cars are multiple-ton steel monsters, it takes a lot of energy and space to slow them down.

Just bringing some perspective from a country with a lot of idiots (that's what they are -- idiots) needlessly risking their lives.

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by spaceribs on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @07:04AM (#20400807)

You've used the word "Idiots" a lot to describe people who walk into the street, but I think it's idiotic for pedestrians to follow the same intersection rules as a 2 ton vehicle.

You want to take out your air-conditioned garbage-spewing box out to race across the city without a single care for anyone else using the streets? Well I think you're an idiot for advocating towards that selfish goal.

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by afiori on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @07:42AM (#20400985)

If I understood correctly in this comment unwrap was simply stating that if the street are factually dangerous you should treat them as dangerous. unwrap was not defending drivers that kill people.

> but I think it's idiotic for pedestrians to follow the same intersection rules as a 2 ton vehicle.

I mostly opt for having rules on the pedestrian side. But each person should be careful about their own life and constantly be aware of the current risk.

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by drdeadringer on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @07:21AM (#20400885)

> If you are crossing the road, please wait for the cars to stop, or make absolutely sure there aren't any nearby.

Recently I've had to take some "defensive pedestrian" tactics and strategies at certain crosswalks at certain corners at certain times of day. It's a little more than the usual common sense for when walking around in an urban environment, but it's helped.

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