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I see this sort of strong arming happening in San Francisco pretty frequently. It all makes a lot more sense when you consider that the drivers know that even t
by brandur 11y ago
I see this sort of strong arming happening in San Francisco pretty frequently. It all makes a lot more sense when you consider that the drivers know that even they accidentally push it a little too far and kill someone, there won't be any serious repercussion [1] [2].
[1] http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/03/02/muni-driver-acquitted-in-2011-crash-that-killed-23-year-old-woman-in-san-francisco-crosswalk/ http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/03/02/muni-driver-acqu...
[2] http://hoodline.com/2015/10/muni-bus-hits-kills-cyclist-on-market-street http://hoodline.com/2015/10/muni-bus-hits-kills-cyclist-on-m...
- lmm 11y agoCar drivers get away with killing people as well though.
- sooheon 11y agoMaybe slightly less of a professional desensitization to the potential to kill another?
- eru 11y agohttps://www.vice.com/read/you-can-kill-anyone-you-want-with-your-car-as-long-as-you-dont-really-mean-it https://www.vice.com/read/you-can-kill-anyone-you-want-with-... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to-kill-cyclists.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to... https://nextcity.org/features/view/how-much-is-a-cyclists-life-worth-anyway https://nextcity.org/features/view/how-much-is-a-cyclists-li...