"Pedestrian deaths had been declining for decades until 2009, when smartphone sales and data use began to spike"
I don't think this ought to surprise anyone...
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03/03/2019 9:41:46 AM PST by
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Not surprising - in Jersey now the pedestrians have the right of way - cars are supposed to stop for anyone walking into traffic - so especially in shopping districts people just step out into the street often without looking thinking cars will automatically halt for them - but it just doesn’t work that way all of the time.....
To: ETL
And then in KDramas it's the dreaded "White Truck of Doom"
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03/03/2019 12:28:08 PM PST by
dfwgator
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...more SUVs on the road...
My God where do they find such idiots?
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Why did the jerk driving this car wait until the last second to step on the brake? It was obvious that the other jerk was going to cross in front, or at least it was a very good possibility.
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03/03/2019 12:45:18 PM PST by
ETL
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Sounds like smartphones need an excise tax like cigarettes.
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03/03/2019 2:33:21 PM PST by
fruser1
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