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399 dead in 276 days on New Jersey roads in 2026. Every single victim killed either in or being hit by a car, bus or truck (europe.pub)
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[–] 3 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Pedestrian 118 is just idiotic. I understand car accidents can happen, but a pedestrian??? That tells me you purposely ignore crosswalks or drive recklessly in slow speed areaa

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  • [–] 0 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    Pedestrian 118 is just idiotic. I understand car accidents can happen, but a pedestrian??? That tells me you purposely ignore crosswalks or drive recklessly in slow speed areaa

    is this a joke?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I think they mean that drivers ignore crosswalks. I also first assumed they meant pedestrians ignore crosswalks, but in the context that doesn't make any sense.

    And yeah, I agree. Car accidents with fatal outcome are expected in areas with high speeds, but those areas shouldn't be where pedestrians usually walk. This makes 25% of road fatalities being pedestrians seem quite insane.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    I think they mean that drivers ignore crosswalks. I also first assumed they meant pedestrians ignore crosswalks, but in the context that doesn't make any sense.

    you're right. i should have read more carefully or i should have just stopped reading to go to sleep.

    Some drivers not only ignore, but accelerate to pass before the cyclist or the pedestrian "claims" the crosswalk 🤷

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