Comment on Me when I zoom past traffic on my e-scooter

• Droggelbecher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Oh absolutely. Far less likely though*, since car drivers actually have accountability here. As soon as there’s no fear of punishment, ppl will be assholes. I’d rather people don’t be assholes. Also, one sidewalk cyclist broke my glasses and I couldn’t afford new ones, another one hit me on a way where my hip still creaks years later. So again, I’d just rather every participant in traffic abides by the rules and doesn’t endanger others, even if the danger isn’t life threatening.

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  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Judging by the ghost bikes, shoes, walkers, etc, that I see around me, accountability doesn’t prevent cars from hitting pedestrians either :(

    They even have a crime called “vehicular manslaughter” because juries weren’t willing to hold drivers accountable for the wrongful death of others without a much reduced penalty…

    I agree everyone should be held accountable, including traffic engineers.

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• FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Agreed.

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