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Thank you for pointing this out. Head phones are a huge problem with this, as well. I have seen a stupid number of stupid pedestrians walking or running with
by bin0 7y ago
Thank you for pointing this out. Head phones are a huge problem with this, as well. I have seen a stupid number of stupid pedestrians walking or running with earbuds in, or hunched over on phones, or some such.
- brokenmachine 7y agoI often wear headphones when I walk, I just look where I'm going. Do you also contend that people with hearing impairment should not be walking?
- bin0 7y agoNo, and please don't straw-man my argument. I contend that those who can avoid such risk ought to, because each pedestrian who does so has an increased risk of getting hit. To analogize, I believe you ought to avoid unnecessary medical treatments, because each presents some kind of risk. If, however, you need treatment, I suggest you receive it (though it will carry a risk). By the same token, if you can walk carefully and observe the world around you, you ought to. If you need to walk and cannot see, it's fine to just accept that certain things carry risk. Hearing is arguably more useful in many situations, as it is omnidirectional. I can hear a car coming from behind me; I likely cannot see it.
- brokenmachine 7y agoHow much chance do you think you'd have of getting out of the way of an out-of-control car coming from behind that you couldn't see but you say that you'd hear?