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[–] Rhoeri@piefed.social 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Now do light rail, trains, and busses.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Those tend to be more predictable than cars in terms of where they'll be

[–] Rhoeri@piefed.social 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Roads. Cars and busses will be on roads.

Tracks. Trains and light rail will be on tracks.

I’d say both are pretty predictable.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have definitely heard of children being killed by a car while waiting for a bus in a bus shelter several metres away from the road

I have read about cars smashing through walls of houses

I have read about a car used to kill the children of the driver in a lake well away from the road

Cars are not guaranteed to be on roads when they are killing people

[–] Rhoeri@piefed.social 0 points 6 months ago

Cool how you left out trains.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

don't forget yachts and cruise ships

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn. I didn't realize it was so drastic. 100% fatality rate seems crazy, even rounded

[–] Spendius@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Good thing we went from 60 to 50 km/h speed limit in the cities. We should go even lower!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Local news:

https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/notorious-intersection-portland-driver-speeds-hits-car-before-crash-milwaukie-police-say/

"The officer spotted a grey BMW going 87 MPH in a 40 MPH zone"

For our European friends:

87 MPH = 140 KPH
40 MPH = 64.4 KPH

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Why Europe? Most of the world uses KM/H.