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Car lobbyists blaming the victims again, like when inventing "jaywalking"?

• xlm1717 11y ago
  Really, using victim blaming? Everyone should be paying attention on the roads. That means pedestrians too. Walking across the street completely oblivious to your surroundings is just plain stupid. Walking just on the sidewalk completely oblivious to your surroundings leaves you vulnerable to all manner of hazards. >“I’ve seen videos of people falling into fountains and running into signs, so I look up every couple of seconds.” The article reveals that even walking around the house completely absorbed by your smartphone can result in injuries. >One surprise was that more than half of injuries happened while people were fixated on their cellphones while walking in their homes. If you're stopped at a crosswalk, as someone in the article said, or if you're sitting down or waiting in line or whatever, fine. If you're walking around completely distracted, however, you are putting yourself in danger. It's hard for car lobbyists to blame the victim when the victim runs into a pole or trips over something on the ground.