Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges

Re:Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges by pwr-electronics on Monday February 14, 2022 @08:53AM (#30331980)

I briefly worked in one of the statistically worst states for bicycle safety, but I was still surprised to learn how many older people fantasized about running over cyclists, or had a "they probably deserved it" attitude whenever a cyclist was struck by a car.

One time, a couple of coworkers were riding single file in the generous shoulder of a wide nearly empty multi-lane road in the early morning when they were both run over from behind in a hit and run. One had to have his spine fused. I still saw the same attitude of contempt, even from coworkers who otherwise liked them.

I switched to mountain biking after that.

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Re:Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges by tim333 on Monday February 14, 2022 @06:56PM (#30340414)

Strange really - I've never figured what that's all about, speaking as a driver who has no problem with cyclists.

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Re:Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges by pwr-electronics on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:02PM (#30342162)

It's a culture war topic.

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Re:Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges by tim333 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @07:50AM (#30345764)

Ah. Not seen so much of that in London though in the comments section of the Daily Mail some people rant about cyclists. Guess it's more seeing them as an enemy tribe rather than them actually cluttering the road. In London the bigger aggression issue I've seen is cyclists having a go at pedestrians which also puzzles me a bit if less so.

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