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Re:After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Prote... by mFixman on Monday October 28, 2019 @04:01PM (#21380987)
This is literally blaming the victim.

Pedestrians aren't carrying a multi-tonne vehicle that can kill people. Traffic lights are for drivers, and it's drivers who should pay attention.

The first step to fixing traffic deaths is fixing the laws that make causing a traffic accident more affordable than paying attention on the road. Right now you can drive while using a cellphone and run over as many people as you want if your excuse is "they came out of nowhere".

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Re:After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Prote... by esyir on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:58PM (#21382168)
If you walk when you have been assigned to walk, your risk of an accident goes down. Please do not wave your faux high ground around like an argument.
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Re:After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Prote... by mFixman on Monday October 28, 2019 @07:02PM (#21382695)
If you drive like you are assigned to drive, your risk of running over people goes down to 100%.

The responsibility of not killing people is on the drivers.

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