• X51@lemmy.ml
    12·
    3 years ago

    I never understood the “Slow Children” warning sign. It’s the fast ones you have to be concerned about. The fast ones will run out in front of you before you have a chance to react.

    • xarvos@lemmy.ml
      11·
      3 years ago

      I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not, but “slow” here means you slow down

      • seahorse [Ohio]A
        5·
        3 years ago

        Can confirm, live in the US and probably 1/3 of the vehicles I see on the road are large pickup trucks that I doubt are even used to haul what they’re built for.

    • Peter1986c@lemmy.ml
      5·
      3 years ago

      That GMC vehicle probably would be classified a truck outside USA/Canada/Australia. Thus requiring a license of a type mostly only pro drivers would have. Not that that fixes everything but would reduce risk (statistically).

      • ree@lemmy.ml
        61·
        3 years ago

        Not sure about that.

        In Europe you can drive trucks up to 3.5 T with a car license.

        Taxes might reduces ownership tho.

        • plu@lemmy.ml
          12·
          3 years ago

          Punishing individuals for their consumption choices instead of holding corporations responsible is not a good or ethical way of combatting climate change.

          • Peter1986c@lemmy.ml
            4·
            3 years ago

            Perhaps you make a point there. However, the discussion was more on traffic safety (and slightly about drivers with small members). So I do not know why you brought that up.

    • pingveno@lemmy.ml
      2·
      3 years ago

      I’m in my 30’s and just about to get my license and first car. I’m having sticker shock as I start to calculate out how much it will cost me. Hopefully I can switch over to car sharing services as said car reaches the end of its lifetime. Most of my trips can be made by bike or transit, and for a small fraction of the price.

  • pinknoise@lemmy.ml
    41·
    3 years ago

    It’s more humane if they die on impact rather than from inner bleeding in the hospital.

  • plu@lemmy.ml
    210·
    3 years ago

    To be fair, you can make the exact same thing with a train. It comes down to not being an idiot in traffic.

      • plu@lemmy.ml
        27·
        3 years ago

        And neither does a child materialize out of thin air an inch in front of a car. If it stood like a foot further, the driver could clearly see the child.

        Neoliberal critique of personal consumption never stops being nonsensical.