• hddsx@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    Yes, maybe they didn’t know cross rides were a thing, were fatigued and forgot, etc.

    Give them a chance to not be an asshole first.

    It does suck that you ur local cops don’t do their job. People won’t be aware or conscious that they’re fucking up unless they’re made aware of it. Hell, there are people that don’t care unless they suffer a personal consequence….

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.caOP
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      15 days ago

      Yes, maybe they didn’t know cross rides were a thing, were fatigued and forgot, etc.

      This is why people get killed, unfortunately. We had a teenager, riding through a cross ride, and was killed by a driver who didn’t stop behind the line late last year. I visited the spot, and even with a goddamn shrine set up under the stop sign, drivers were still not stopping. I was disappointed, and furious by this lack of care.

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      15 days ago

      Yes, maybe they didn’t know cross rides were a thing

      That’s called “being incompetent and unworthy of having a driver’s license.”

      • hddsx@lemmy.ca
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        15 days ago

        Seriously? Maybe they were from out of town and cross rides aren’t a thing where they are from. At least in the US, you are not required to take a written test to drive in another state.

        Also, new traffic patterns are being introduced all the time. Perhaps cross rides weren’t a thing when they took their written or driving test.

        In a world where you need to continually prove your knowledge of a given area to drive there, I would agree with you. But this is not that world.