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I for one think the future where we all walk around in cyberpunk body armour to protect ourselves from wayward idiots on powered transportation they are unable

I for one think the future where we all walk around in cyberpunk body armour to protect ourselves from wayward idiots on powered transportation they are unable to control would be kind of sick

danuker 4y ago
I'd be fine with everyone wearing bodycams and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages.
- sammalloy 4y ago
  That was sort of the premise of the book "The Circle" by Dave Eggers (not going to mention the film adaptation because it was so bad I pretend it doesn’t exist). It didn’t turn out too well in the end.
- serf 4y ago
  I mean.. it's impractical, but I prefer the parents' tactic of defense rather than guaranteed legal indemity. Yes, I won the court case .. but my <insert grievous bodily wound> won't grow back.
  - knodi123 4y ago
    like the old joke about a tombstone with the epitaph "He had the right of way."
- gruez 4y ago
  >and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages. That still leaves the problem of judgement-proof defenders.
- Broken_Hippo 4y ago
  I'm not sure that would actually work out. First, some accidents are just accidents on both sides. Second: We've seen the effect of bodycams on cops. They aren't exactly helping folks prosecute bad cops if they are even on and working and unobstructed. If we can't do it with cops, we probably aren't going to do real well with the general public. There are other ways to help folks - Things like robust universal (taxpayer funded) health care and paid time off work for sickness and injury that doesn't take weeks to get. This takes the burden off an accident victims and doesn't punish folks on the wrong side of an actual accident nor make lifelong debt for someone using non-car, non-bus transportation.
hedora 4y ago
Around here, I've seen idiots on one wheelers doing 25+ on trails that explicitly ban powered vehicles. The riders were in full cross country motorcycle gear, and doing dumb tricks amidst pedestrians, strollers and bikes. Someone in that crowd will literally kill someone at some point. They'd better hope I'm not on the jury at their reckless homicide trial.
- pharmakom 4y ago
  It’s very rare, but even push bikes can kill pedestrians in the wrong circumstances.
lstodd 4y ago
You meant 'slick'? I agree. This is how it was with motorcycling in cities for the last 30 years.

I for one think the future where we all walk around in cyberpunk body armour to protect ourselves from wayward idiots on powered transportation they are unable to control would be kind of sick

danuker 4y ago

I'd be fine with everyone wearing bodycams and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages.

sammalloy 4y ago
That was sort of the premise of the book "The Circle" by Dave Eggers (not going to mention the film adaptation because it was so bad I pretend it doesn’t exist). It didn’t turn out too well in the end.
serf 4y ago
I mean.. it's impractical, but I prefer the parents' tactic of defense rather than guaranteed legal indemity. Yes, I won the court case .. but my <insert grievous bodily wound> won't grow back.
- knodi123 4y ago
  like the old joke about a tombstone with the epitaph "He had the right of way."
gruez 4y ago
>and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages. That still leaves the problem of judgement-proof defenders.
Broken_Hippo 4y ago
I'm not sure that would actually work out. First, some accidents are just accidents on both sides. Second: We've seen the effect of bodycams on cops. They aren't exactly helping folks prosecute bad cops if they are even on and working and unobstructed. If we can't do it with cops, we probably aren't going to do real well with the general public. There are other ways to help folks - Things like robust universal (taxpayer funded) health care and paid time off work for sickness and injury that doesn't take weeks to get. This takes the burden off an accident victims and doesn't punish folks on the wrong side of an actual accident nor make lifelong debt for someone using non-car, non-bus transportation.

hedora 4y ago

Around here, I've seen idiots on one wheelers doing 25+ on trails that explicitly ban powered vehicles. The riders were in full cross country motorcycle gear, and doing dumb tricks amidst pedestrians, strollers and bikes. Someone in that crowd will literally kill someone at some point. They'd better hope I'm not on the jury at their reckless homicide trial.

pharmakom 4y ago
It’s very rare, but even push bikes can kill pedestrians in the wrong circumstances.

lstodd 4y ago

You meant 'slick'? I agree. This is how it was with motorcycling in cities for the last 30 years.