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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

You're walking home late at night from the bar because you've had 11 shots of tequila but you still made the conscious decision not to drive for the safety of others. You're crossing a stroad. Someone "in a hurry" decide to run the red light and hits you at 70 km/h (because of course they were speeding, why wouldn't they?), doesn't see you because you're hunched over while you're walking and it's really dark and the person is driving a giant SUV with shit visibility.

Cars are one of the largest source of fatal pedestrian accidents in a major city. How much more likely are you to get into an accident if you're drunk and is less able to pay attention to cars breaking the rules and putting you in danger? Walking safely in most cities is a task you need to be sober for because you have to walk super defensively.

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[-] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

This is why I drink on the bus. The bus driver keeps us all safe.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

yeah and I always share my drinks with him

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Technically it's dangerous to get drunk at all, alcohol is a carcinogen (sure is fun though). Of course being sober doesn't protect you from cars either so ¯\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[-] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago

Never leave the house 👍

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

95% of all fatal drunk-driving accidents happen in the bathroom, or something...

[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

It's also dangerous to walk outdoors at all. I saw the aftermath of a drunk driver killing a pedestrian at 6 AM a few days ago. There was debris spread for at least a hundred meters down the road. The news said the driver was uninjured.

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

Is this THE buckykat from Ingress?

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I haven't heard that name in ages. Good times.

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

It's still going, believe it or not.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I opened it and saw a bunch of red stuff and got scared and closed the app

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

That's why I drink alone in the basement.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

I lost a good friend in highschool this way.

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think drunk drivers make it unsafe for every pedestrian regardless of their soberity. I see kids, adults, and seniors all crossing a busy intersections in a relatively small town every morning. Nearly every day i see a near miss fron a driver turning right on red and nearly hitting a very visibile pedestrian crossing in the crosswalk while they have the right to cross. And most of these drivers arent even drunk or impaired, many of them are texting though.

Most often, the driver is looking up the road to ensure the traffic lanes are clear but many forget to also ensure the crosswalk is clear. What really bothers me is when most drivers almost hit someone, including seniors or children, they honk and throw their hands up as if that pedestrian is the asshole. At least the honk might give someone just enough time to avoid being hit.

[-] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

70 km/h sounds like a lot, is it a lot?

[-] Dhs92@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago
[-] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Just looked it up and that's about 11 smoots / second! That is pretty fast!

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

it's the speed of one fart

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

If you're crossing a road and someone runs a red light, I don't think your sobriety is relevant.

this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2024
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