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So what is the next? A dedicated lane for "texting drivers"? Come on. People. Stop this nonsense.

Semirhage 8y ago
Hopefully the next thing is roving gangs with baseball bats that have, “Pay Fucking Attention You Self-Absorbed Prick!” engraved on the barrel. That, or snipers with tranquilizer darts that just take down irresponsible pedestrians.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
  Why does this issue make you so upset?
  - sidlls 8y ago
    The comment is a bit over the top, but the people engaged in this "zombie" behavior are behaving terribly and their self-centered behavior creates obstacles and frustrating delays for everyone else. They also present a clear danger in spaces that are shared with cyclists (for example) in the same way a cyclist does if he rides without care for auto traffic in the street. I usually don't think of violence, but "zombies" in the shared cyclist paths come close to making me consider it sometimes. They're a danger to themselves and others.
    - userbinator 8y ago
      It's not too far off from drunk drivers --- while walking past them, I've had far too many of these "zombies" suddenly drift directly into my path.
      - X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
        Don't you think that it's a little extreme to compare the problem they create to drunk drivers? Drunk drivers kill many people across the world.
        sidlls 8y ago
        Depends on what the data have to say. What fraction of pedestrian-cyclist collisions/incidents are the result of "zombie" pedestrians? How many per person-mile traveled? How do these compare to the same figures for drunk driving?
  - Freak_NL 8y ago
    For me it is the notion that these boondoggles contribute to the normalization of walking in a public space oblivious to your surroundings; pandering to what is for a good percentage of people downright addictive behaviour detrimental to their own mental health. It's as if the government stimulated smoking rather than aim for a society where smoking is exceptional and not accepted in public spaces.

Hopefully the next thing is roving gangs with baseball bats that have, “Pay Fucking Attention You Self-Absorbed Prick!” engraved on the barrel. That, or snipers with tranquilizer darts that just take down irresponsible pedestrians.

X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
Why does this issue make you so upset?
- sidlls 8y ago
  The comment is a bit over the top, but the people engaged in this "zombie" behavior are behaving terribly and their self-centered behavior creates obstacles and frustrating delays for everyone else. They also present a clear danger in spaces that are shared with cyclists (for example) in the same way a cyclist does if he rides without care for auto traffic in the street. I usually don't think of violence, but "zombies" in the shared cyclist paths come close to making me consider it sometimes. They're a danger to themselves and others.
  - userbinator 8y ago
    It's not too far off from drunk drivers --- while walking past them, I've had far too many of these "zombies" suddenly drift directly into my path.
    - X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
      Don't you think that it's a little extreme to compare the problem they create to drunk drivers? Drunk drivers kill many people across the world.
      - sidlls 8y ago
        Depends on what the data have to say. What fraction of pedestrian-cyclist collisions/incidents are the result of "zombie" pedestrians? How many per person-mile traveled? How do these compare to the same figures for drunk driving?
- Freak_NL 8y ago
  For me it is the notion that these boondoggles contribute to the normalization of walking in a public space oblivious to your surroundings; pandering to what is for a good percentage of people downright addictive behaviour detrimental to their own mental health. It's as if the government stimulated smoking rather than aim for a society where smoking is exceptional and not accepted in public spaces.