Pedestrian deaths surge...yay cell phones. (1 Viewer)

[parasaurolophus]

Five states account for 44% of all pedestrian fatalaties. Despite being 30% of population. 

In vegas up by 27% 

In L.A. up by 80%

“One possibility can be seen during rush hour in downtown Chicago just by looking at both the drivers of the dozens of vehicles inching through traffic and the scores of pedestrians crossing the busy intersections. One thing many have in common is that their eyes are down, staring at their phones”

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Vegas doesn't surprise me. You have masses of pedestrians that are both drunk and distracted by cell phones. You mix that with distracted drivers (along with hyper aggressive taxi drivers) and those numbers easily balloon.

 

[Warhogs]

Yet nobody is calling for a ban on cell phones. These things are killing people. What a travesty! 

 

[PIK95]

Yet nobody is calling for a ban on cell phones. These things are killing people. What a travesty! 

I don't think people would care about guns if you guys were using them just to kill yourselves.  Bad comparison.

 

[Punxsutawney Phil]

Why do they still call it "texting and driving" I'm rarely actually texting.

 

[PIK95]

Why do they still call it "texting and driving" I'm rarely actually texting.

I text at red lights if I must.

 

[mquinnjr]

Yet nobody is calling for a ban on cell phones. These things are killing people. What a travesty! 

That didn't take long.

 

[the moops]

Yet nobody is calling for a ban on cell phones. These things are killing people. What a travesty! 

There are laws concerning cell phone use while driving a vehicle in many states. Abnd these laws are a direct response to deaths where the primary cause was a distracted driver. But I am sure you knew that and just wanted to get in some inane analogy to gun laws

 

[Warhogs]

In all seriousness, is anybody surprised by this? You have both drivers and pedestrians being distracted even more than ever by technology. I think this would be the expected result.

 

[Warhogs]

I don't think people would care about guns if you guys were using them just to kill yourselves.  Bad comparison.

Distracted drivers can kill innocent pedestrians. 

 

[Green and Gold]

Only fix is self driving cars.  Hurry up already!

 

[PIK95]

Distracted drivers can kill innocent pedestrians. 

Pretty sure its illegal already to text and drive.  Sounds like an enforcement issue.  Still a bad comparison.  

 

[Warhogs]

I have seen some footage of the self driving cars. That scares me. I think that can only make things worse. LOL

 

[Warhogs]

Pretty sure its illegal already to text and drive.  Sounds like an enforcement issue.  Still a bad comparison.  

Pretty sure murder is illegal too.

 

[Green and Gold]

Distracted drivers can kill innocent pedestrians. 

Glad the FBI stopped that troubled teen hoarding cellphones. That could have been ugly if he strapped them on and texted up a school with them.

 

[PIK95]

Pretty sure murder is illegal too.

What's your point?  

 

[Green and Gold]

I have seen some footage of the self driving cars. That scares me. I think that can only make things worse. LOL

But then we'd all agree on who to blame.