Freakonomics has an episode where they conclude the best way to murder someone in the US is via vehicle striking a pedestrian since the drivers almost never even get a sitation
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giant cars adn reckless drivers make for a lot of death and dismemberment.
in my experinece it isn't someone driving 10 year old civic that is blowing through red lights and gross walks. it's a middle aged mom/dad in that brand new giant kia SUV they wish was an Audi.
So so so many people are just on their phones constantly while driving. It's infuriating. My state just recently passed a new bill for harsher fines for doing so but I still constantly see it
The worst offenders are often cops too.
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing a local cop veer off the road right into a tree while staring at his phone.
I HaVe DrIvEr TrAiNiNg
We should relocate all of our shittiest drivers to D.C. and just let things work themselves out.
I thought they were already there along with poorly designed road network working OT to kill bicyle riders.