> There’s no chance you will pick up your foot in that moment

I don’t know, if we can teach people to turn into a skid, can we not teach them to pick up their foot in a sudden acceleration?

> This kind of thing is probably already covered by reckless driving or something similar, and if you actually wanted to create a law that targeted hitting the wrong pedal how would you prove it?

I mean, the signs are pretty easy to spot. And the thing is, I’m not sure this falls under aggressive driving. Would be happy to hear of a case that says otherwise, but it seems like these are generally treated as accidents.

I’m not saying throw the person in jail. But driving safely requires good reflexes, and an accidental acceleration suggests the driver’s reaction time is deteriorating. Maybe we have them take a test and they do fine, it was just a one time thing. Fair enough, give them the license back. But it would be nice if the system actually tried to proactively weed out bad drivers instead of waiting for the worst.

If we had sane driving laws that prioritized pedestrian safety, accidentally hitting the gas when you meant to hit the brake would result in a automatic license suspension and a mandatory remedial driving course until you can prove that you do, in fact, know how to do the most basic thing we expect drivers to do.

But instead it’s just another oopsie that, fortunately, didn’t kill anyone this time.

Okay if you think crime caused Atwood’s to close that is actually very funny. Are you like crushing up and snorting the Herald or something

> Look at the other people in your group. Are they doctors, lawyers, engineers, successful business people?

Hang on a minute I am the lawyer in my group… https://media.tenor.com/DCycRQnBpOYAAAAM/math-hmm.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/1MbGpIg.jpg

…is this a bit? I genuinely can’t tell.

Anyway, if anyone is wondering why Atwoods or your favorite restaurant is closing, the biggest factor is probably staffing difficulties since COVID pushed a lot of people out of the service industry who will never go back. Only so much you can do.

Oh so that’s what “Christ on a bike” means

All the comments on the Cambridge Day’s Facebook post are people blaming the new bike lanes. I feel like I’m going insane.

> Are they hurting anybody here?

Yes, they’re taking a unit that was previously rented out long-term, off the long-term market and into the short-term market in violation of local law. Stopping this sort of thing is the entire point of the ordinance.