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cstanleytech

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33. I can believe it as I see alot of morons talking on their phones weaving back and forth in my area.

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Thu Mar 28, 2019, 05:14 PM

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Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High [View all] Mr. Sparkle Mar 2019 OP

Of course, the SUVs hit higher on the body forcing it straight down. Lower cars lift the body up... PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #1

When one of the hugh SUV's park next to me I have a difficult time backing out. They block the view katmondoo Mar 2019 #2

It's a joke that SUVs are even legal Cetacea Mar 2019 #16

That's why I almost always park in a pull-through space. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #27

This is one of the reasons I always park with the back end of my car into the space. GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #30

Those damn phones DownriverDem Mar 2019 #18

Another flip phone user here. Why do you moonscape Mar 2019 #22

ticket companies will not allow you to print out tickets DBoon Mar 2019 #26

Right turn on red across a cross-walk, without even slowing down... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #3

Absolutely right. JaneQPublic Mar 2019 #7

I was a City Letter Carrier CDerekGo Mar 2019 #4

I commute by bus hibbing Mar 2019 #5

Driving home yesterday I saw a women stopped at a stop sign texting kimbutgar Mar 2019 #6

I would also argue that it's not just the smartphones SoCalNative Mar 2019 #28

Houston is #1 for Alcohol/Drug-Related Auto Accidents... dlk Mar 2019 #8

I used to hear almost daily when I lived there that someone efhmc Mar 2019 #17

Just had a pedestrian killed near me. Archae Mar 2019 #9

"Progress" elleng Mar 2019 #10

I chalk it up to natural selection ToxMarz Mar 2019 #11

And possibly because of more electric cars? JohnnyRingo Mar 2019 #12

Every time I see a person with a phone on the side of their face or a screen UpInArms Mar 2019 #13

Now in my city we have motorized scooters volstork Mar 2019 #14

Other reasons why: lack of pedestrian visibility at night. mwooldri Mar 2019 #15

_Please see 17. These accidents were almost always at night. efhmc Mar 2019 #19

Whatever it is, it can wait. But..cell phone use is addictive. Stuart G Mar 2019 #20

Speaking as a long-time pedestrian, I can tell you that walking is a dangerous game. LisaM Mar 2019 #21

Big fucking cars + texting. . . . I see it all the time. BigDemVoter Mar 2019 #23

When I drive, my flip phone is in my pocket. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #24

Contributing factors: sl8 Mar 2019 #25

I live in a very walkable city but it is unsafe because drivers drive as if there are no pedestrians Glimmer of Hope Mar 2019 #29

Now imagine how using a wheelchair thucythucy Mar 2019 #31

In these parts, it's also full-size pick-ups--which most of their drivers can't even handle. GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #32

I can believe it as I see alot of morons talking on their phones weaving back and forth in my area. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #33

Much of it. Igel Mar 2019 #34

This pops up every few years melm00se Mar 2019 #35