Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoSo this just happened in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦. A driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of his vehicle, got upset at her, before leaving the scenecdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1568arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1561arrow-down1videoSo this just happened in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦. A driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of his vehicle, got upset at her, before leaving the scenecdn.imgchest.comSeverus_Snape@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejimmux@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoI’ve seen drivers look me right in the eyes and still pull into my bike lane. Some drivers just don’t register anything smaller than a car.
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIt’s because an oncoming narrow object (bicycle, motorcycle) looks stationary and/or far away. Weaving side to side is known to snap drivers out of their stupor.
I’ve seen drivers look me right in the eyes and still pull into my bike lane. Some drivers just don’t register anything smaller than a car.
It’s because an oncoming narrow object (bicycle, motorcycle) looks stationary and/or far away. Weaving side to side is known to snap drivers out of their stupor.