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Shouldn't we be treating the root cause of the danger, and not an ancillary factor? Cars are the cause of the injuries that motivated this law. Cars can be bu
by mrgoldenbrown 9y ago
Shouldn't we be treating the root cause of the danger, and not an ancillary factor? Cars are the cause of the injuries that motivated this law. Cars can be built to reduce pedestrian injuries, and are required to be in some countries (not the US). Distracted Drivers are the most common cause of cars hitting pedestrians. Yet the article barely addressed what laws currently address this in Hawaii, if any.
- grzm 9y agoYou make good points regarding other things that can be done to reduce accidents. This article is addressing one in particular that is being tried in Hawaii. > ”Yet the article barely addressed what laws currently address this in Hawaii, if any.” I think this is a bit unfair. Articles are not exhaustive dissertations on a topic. They have some scope that the writer and editor determines is appropriate for the context. That may or may not match the scope you expect. Then again, the article may just be poorly written. If you were to look into this more deeply yourself and put together a piece yourself, I’m sure there are others (even on HN), that would find it interesting.