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JesusOfBeer t1_j3al6wl wrote

“Investigators said the 61-year-old Bensalem, Pennsylvania, woman "was trying to cross the street at mid-block" when she was hit by a southbound Chevy Malibu on Henry Avenue.”

imagine driving from Bucks County to Philly to get a cheesesteak and you forget how to cross the road because you’re excited for your prize and then die for it … oh wait, and now you traumatized that poor person that hit you

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Unpopular_couscous t1_j3cskc7 wrote

Correction: "and you forget that our society values cars more than people so you get murdered by one while crossing the street." Yes, she should've been more careful, but holly fuck do people really need to die for us to start dreaming up human centered infrastructure rather than building everything around our addiction to cars and fossil fuels?

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Glystopher t1_j3dmuw1 wrote

I can not stand the hyper reliance on cars either friend, it sucks.

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JesusOfBeer t1_j3d3akr wrote

Correction: you’re adding nonsense to my comment. The Lady crossed what is basically a 4 lane highway and she got hit… she fucked around and found out. This section of Philly county is basically the burbs with sidewalks, bike paths and crosswalks at intersections with stop lights.

We should be honest in this situation, it’s a tragedy that people were traumatized for her moment of stupidity attempting to play frogger. But holy fuck, yes, let’s focus on infrastructure cause people already fucked the Washington Ave redesign royally! For the Dalessandro’s issue they just have to make Wendover St go one way towards Walnut Lane GC.

People are already crying about future improvements to SEPTA that would improve the timing and reliability of buses, so I don’t have hope in a democratic process that allows the dumbest and loudest to takeover the process.

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41sa t1_j3eyerp wrote

"The Lady crossed what is basically a 4 lane highway and she got hit… she fucked around and found out."

Way to miss the point you fucking sociopath. If there is a constant stream of people feeling the need to jaywalk this "4 lane highway" as you say then the road needs to be redesigned. No amount of cheering about how these people deserve to die is going to address the root issue.

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JesusOfBeer t1_j3f0j5i wrote

I obviously missed the point, that’s why I didn’t die crossing Henry ave after getting my cheesesteak … cause I used the existing infrastructure to not die.

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espressocycle t1_j3nltu9 wrote

Pretty sure she drove there too. If it wasn't for cars the only people who would go there would be the people who live on that side of the street anyway.

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--jawnday-- t1_j3cahyl wrote

They have Steve’s up in Bucks and they’ll do the job. Why go all the way to Philly for something you can get that’s comparable?

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JesusOfBeer t1_j3coak8 wrote

Or maybe cross at a crosswalk?

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--jawnday-- t1_j3cqwvf wrote

You expect Philadelphians to follow the rules?

That would be nice, but it’s not realistic.

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wafflefryaz t1_j3rkolo wrote

Because bucks county absolutely sucks for steaks.

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ReturnedFromExile t1_j3aljq2 wrote

not to be pedantic but southbound on Henry Avenue?

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