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Brickleberried t1_iy0100i wrote

Reply to comment by SquishWindow in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift

So you think cars should be able to go through red lights too as long as they look both ways?

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SquishWindow t1_iy02t88 wrote

No, I don't.

Now answer my question - have you ever looked both ways and jaywalked when there weren't any cars coming?

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Brickleberried t1_iy09fht wrote

Of course. Why shouldn't I be able to do the same with a car though?

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stormcloudbros t1_iy0b902 wrote

Because a car typically weighs at least 3000 lbs and a driver has has far more limited ability to see or hear if they can safely cross than a person on foot, bike, or scooter.

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Brickleberried t1_iy0c2il wrote

It's actually pretty easy to see if anybody is approaching most of the time.

Edit: Well, since /u/stormcloudbros blocked me, I'll respond here:

> Then why do drivers keep getting in crashes?

That's a non sequitur. Thanks for playing.

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ccbmtg t1_iy06gip wrote

lmao and the good faith goes out the window.

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Brickleberried t1_iy09bkx wrote

How is the good faith out the window? The other person is saying it's not crazy for a biker to cross the street when nobody is looking because sometimes pedestrians jaywalk.

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