▲ 142 ▼ Truck doesnt stop for children in crosswalk (cdn.imgchest.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by reader@lemmy.zip to c/crazyfuckingvideos@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/57846968 This just happened in New York City
[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (6 children) This happens constantly ... in the US permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children) Where doesn't this happen? Tell me the country and I will find the stats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children) Cars striking pedestrians happens everywhere. However, in other developed countries, the rate has been in decline for like 50 years. The US was in decline until the late 90s, or sometime in the 2000s. It then started to rise, and the rise began increasing in rate. Now the US is a drastic stand out for how many pedestrians are hit, especially fatally, compared to countries of relatively similar infrastructure development. Edit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 3 weeks ago That's fair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xav@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago Ooh it's not the drivers fault, how do you want to see small children with such a huge truck ? /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] carrylex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago I referenced "constantly" but ok... A country? Probably Vatican city or some small island where there is like 0 cars. The US has a 1:48k pedestrian/population death rate. For comparison Germany has a 1:200k ratio. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Australia? This may help compare... though its not apples to apples... https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7408a2.htm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children) Where doesn't this happen? Tell me the country and I will find the stats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children) Cars striking pedestrians happens everywhere. However, in other developed countries, the rate has been in decline for like 50 years. The US was in decline until the late 90s, or sometime in the 2000s. It then started to rise, and the rise began increasing in rate. Now the US is a drastic stand out for how many pedestrians are hit, especially fatally, compared to countries of relatively similar infrastructure development. Edit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 3 weeks ago That's fair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xav@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago Ooh it's not the drivers fault, how do you want to see small children with such a huge truck ? /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] carrylex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago I referenced "constantly" but ok... A country? Probably Vatican city or some small island where there is like 0 cars. The US has a 1:48k pedestrian/population death rate. For comparison Germany has a 1:200k ratio. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Australia? This may help compare... though its not apples to apples... https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7408a2.htm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children) Cars striking pedestrians happens everywhere. However, in other developed countries, the rate has been in decline for like 50 years. The US was in decline until the late 90s, or sometime in the 2000s. It then started to rise, and the rise began increasing in rate. Now the US is a drastic stand out for how many pedestrians are hit, especially fatally, compared to countries of relatively similar infrastructure development. Edit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 3 weeks ago That's fair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xav@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago Ooh it's not the drivers fault, how do you want to see small children with such a huge truck ? /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xav@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago Ooh it's not the drivers fault, how do you want to see small children with such a huge truck ? /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago I referenced "constantly" but ok... A country? Probably Vatican city or some small island where there is like 0 cars. The US has a 1:48k pedestrian/population death rate. For comparison Germany has a 1:200k ratio. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Australia? This may help compare... though its not apples to apples... https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7408a2.htm permalink fedilink source parent