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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by bee_rider on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:14PM (#38268049)
Practically yes, in the sense that not getting run over is a high priority. However, we should repeat that it is the drivers’ responsibility to be alert. That pedestrians have to take this sort of measure is a general failure on the part of our driving culture.
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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by zenzen on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:10PM (#38268962)
And are the only ones incentivized to, given the asymmetric danger between driving and walking. Drivers would be a lot more cautious with big spike in the middle of their steering wheel. Externalized risk (and unlikelihood of facing consequences if a driver were to maim or kill someone) has a very predictable outcome.
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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by bee_rider on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:18PM (#38269075)
I’ve lived in places where crossing areas have little buttons that set of flashers, but really it would be safer and put the responsibility where it belongs if that button would shoot a bollard post up in front of the crosswalk.
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