• You’d be shocked at how little traffic violence is treated as manslaughter. In Ontario, Canada, a lady only got a temporary driving suspension for driving through a group of girl guides at 120km/h in a school zone, killing one and injuring several others. The driver even denied responsibility in court.

    The public dialog is still that pedestrians and cyclists need to be careful around cars with victim blaming when people are hit. When school starts, the kids better be careful. Where are all the signs and messaging around how drivers need to be careful? I constantly see drivers speeding and rolling stop signs in school zones but it’s completely normalized and shrugged off.

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      That story was about an 80 year old woman who got the wrong pedal, she wasn’t cruising at 120 just flying down the road. She shouldn’t have been driving at all.

      You’re not wrong though.

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        What the fuck are the tests and license for if this person is able to obtain one. We need stricter testing and license requirements

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          No disagreement there.

          I’ve always felt we should retest frequently even for healthy young people.

          Traffic laws change. Street signage changes. Car safety features change.

          It’s in all of our best interest that people aren’t driving with 25 year old ideas and 25 years of bad habits.