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    2 months ago

    close enough to me that I would say I am in danger

    but I don’t, because I don’t want to live my life in fear, it’s their fucking obligation to stop and not maim me

    you don’t want to live your life in fear, so you will rather subject yourself to danger of being maimed? that is interesting strategy. who cares whose obligation it is when it is you who is going to be injured or worse?

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        it was rhetorical question, motherfucker. when you are dead, it doesn’t matter whose fault it was or if they should have stopped, you are still dead. ANd ThAT CAPslocK dIDN"T REalLy HelP!

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        it was rhetorical question, dumbass. when you are dead, it doesn’t matter whose fault it was or if they should have stopped, you are still dead. ANd ThAT CAPslocK dIDN"T REalLy HelP!

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          learn to read jfc it’s not a matter of whose fault is it, it’s that there is no safe way to cross anyway because drivers are fucking stupid

          then if I hesitate to walk out that just means it’ll confuse other drivers who stopped for me but then see me not going and take the opportunity to blow the stop anyways as soon as I start walking. I’m fucked either way.

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            it’s that there is no safe way to cross anyway

            oh, well let me help you there. we usually teach this to kids between the age of 4 and 6, but better late then never.

            so you check the corresponding lane for incoming cars. if there are none, or you see they are clearly slowing down in a way that they will safely stop before they reach you, this direction is safe and you can repeat the process with the lane in the other direction.

            if both directions were declared safe, you can cross the street. if there is a car whose driver is clearly not slowing down because they are trying to kill you, they don’t see you, or it is impossible for them to stop in the remaining distance between them and the crossing due to laws of physics, then you DO NOT ATTEMPT to cross the street and wait for the car to pass.

            if you are struggling with some other skills because you weren’t paying attention in the kindergarten, don’t hesitate to ask!

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                2 months ago

                in your head, did you think you were delivering some sick burn, or were you aware you sound like a clown but were unable to come up with anything else?

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                  2 months ago

                  you just don’t know how to read, that’s the only reason i said that. if you knew how to read you would understand the case they were discussing instead of being condescending