We asked everyone outside a car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous

  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    In several US states, the Amish are required to have lights on their buggies because asking drivers to maintain a speed where they can avoid collision with an object the size of a shed is just too burdensome.

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      1 month ago

      Yeah you’re right, having a large black object with no reflectors or lights going down a highway at 10 miles per hour sounds like a great idea. I hate cars too but let’s not act like the poor Amish are being horribly treated. They have no seat belts, no air bags, no protection at all. The smallest accidents lead to horrible, debilitating injuries at best. Frankly I think it’s insane we let those metal and wood death boxes on the same roads as us. Their wheels also corrode the roads incredibly quickly.

    • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com
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      1 month ago

      So do bikes. It’s just common sense safety for all when on the roads at dusk or night.

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          1 month ago

          Lights and reflectors are required at night. During the day, they are optional, but highly recommended.

          The second part of your statement is patently false; a visible, predictable bicyclist is safest.

          • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            The second part of your statement is patently false; a visible, predictable bicyclist is safest.

            That has been entirely contrary to my personal experience of twenty years of bicycling. I can’t help but wonder if you’re trying to get bicyclists killed.

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              1 month ago

              Oh knock off the drama. Like I’ve never ridden or own bikes. Advocating lights and safety equipment isn’t “trying to get bicyclists killed”. What backwards bizarro logic.

              News flash, cars aren’t responsible for your safety; you are. Being proactive is the best advice.

              But go ahead, you do you; wear that camo vest. Lmao.