• blitzen@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Certainly I don’t think the onus is on the pedestrian to solve to overall problem, which exists because of the things you point out. I’m only saying the pedestrian is responsible for their own safety.

    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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      3 days ago

      If I am responsible for my safety I should be allowed to carry a brick at all times.

      • SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip
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        3 days ago

        If I am responsible for my safety I should be allowed to carry a brick handgun at all times.

        If we’ve learned anything from ICE, it’s that a vehicle is a deadly weapon, and shooting a driver in the face is sometimes justified.

        /s

    • cynar@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      A line I’ve used before is “It won’t be your fault, but it will be your problem.”

      Pedestrians should be able to walk on the roads. It should be down to cars to not hit them. However, when they screw up. The car owner has a dented car, you have shatter bones and organs.

      It’s against the grain here, but my personal view is that all school kits should be given a family size pack of high Vis strap vests and taught the risks. It’s amazing how effective an educated 8 year old can be at changing behaviours.

      • pohart@programming.dev
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        1 day ago

        My 6 year old big sister convinced my mother that my father lighting up in the house on the way outside to smoke was not okay and then convinced my father that smoking was bad enough to quit, even if it really was only every one or two pipes a week