• Blaster M@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Car accidents are a skill issue. Gun murders are intentional.

    USA doesn’t teach driving anywhere near like other nations do that are serious about motor vehicle operations.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      7 days ago

      Car accidents are A) not called “accidents” and B) not universally a result of insufficient driver skill; certainly not a lack of pedestrian skill.

      Deaths due to firearms are very frequently unintentional!! The leading cause of death of children in some cities in the USA is fucking unintentional shootings!!!

      Even if those things were true I don’t know what your point was meant to be. This isn’t a driver training issue.

    • azimir@lemmy.ml
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      10 days ago

      Our roads are also designed incredibly poorly. They encourage speeding by being too wide, straight, and flat. They don’t have intersections that require people to pay attention (like roundabouts do). They have high quantities of conflict points among people turning, crossing roads, walking, and riding bikes. Add in vehicles that have terrible lines of sight because they’re oversized and it’s a recipe for failure, regardless of the training provided.