Comment on Driver stops in the middle of a cross ride, and starts using her phone.

• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes, maybe they didn’t know cross rides were a thing, were fatigued and forgot, etc.

  This is why people get killed, unfortunately. We had a teenager, riding through a cross ride, and was killed by a driver who didn’t stop behind the line late last year. I visited the spot, and even with a goddamn shrine set up under the stop sign, drivers were still not stopping. I was disappointed, and furious by this lack of care.

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  • hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is why as much as I like to drive my car fast, we need to reduce speed limits, get rid of left on red/right on red situations, and reduce the number of lanes to force alternatives. Not everyone wants to drive or is able to drive safely. Don’t force them to drive. Give them public transport

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes, maybe they didn’t know cross rides were a thing

  That’s called “being incompetent and unworthy of having a driver’s license.”

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  • hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Seriously? Maybe they were from out of town and cross rides aren’t a thing where they are from. At least in the US, you are not required to take a written test to drive in another state.

    Also, new traffic patterns are being introduced all the time. Perhaps cross rides weren’t a thing when they took their written or driving test.

    In a world where you need to continually prove your knowledge of a given area to drive there, I would agree with you. But this is not that world.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Seriously? Maybe they were from out of town and cross rides aren’t a thing where they are from.

      It’s just an extra-wide crosswalk. Literally every driver is required to know what a goddamn crosswalk is!

      Quit making car-brained excuses.

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