"lost control after hitting the bicyclist" implying that the driver was in control before hitting the cyclist, letting the carbrained readers conclude that this is all the cyclists fault for being in the way and making the driver lose control.
Oh no, I know that location very well. I don't recall there being a 99 Ranch back then, but it's more or less the same area I remember from college days.
Context, it's a very affluent part of LA bordering Beverly Hills and Bel Air. It's also one of the main routes to get to UCLA so a lot of commuters via bus and bike, although the latter is painfully uphill. Going back is extremely fun, though I generally kept to side streets to avoid certain death.
I also almost got hit around there; A little east of there near the Beverly Hills border I was nearly hit by a very elderly driver in a BMW speeding to a stop in an intersection for a right turn (y'know, when they overshoot the crosswalk without checking for pedestrians). I definitely see more elderly drivers in that area, my personal guess is they're entitled enough to think they have a right to their car despite age and ability.
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eksb@programming.dev · 49 pts · 223d
"lost control after hitting the bicyclist" implying that the driver was in control before hitting the cyclist, letting the carbrained readers conclude that this is all the cyclists fault for being in the way and making the driver lose control.
JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 223d
Honestly, why the cyclist didn't turn into a concrete bollard upon impact is incomprehensible.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 223d
He cast the wrong spell and got corrugated bollocks instead
manxu@piefed.social · 11 pts · 223d
Everyone knows car accidents didn't exist until bicycles were on the road! /S
Ash@piefed.social · 6 pts · 222d
Were they wearing a helmet. did they have reflectors? /s
TheRealKuni@piefed.social · 29 pts · 223d
92 year old driver.
How long are we going to keep letting ancient people wield multi-ton death machines?
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taiyang@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 223d
Oh no, I know that location very well. I don't recall there being a 99 Ranch back then, but it's more or less the same area I remember from college days.
Context, it's a very affluent part of LA bordering Beverly Hills and Bel Air. It's also one of the main routes to get to UCLA so a lot of commuters via bus and bike, although the latter is painfully uphill. Going back is extremely fun, though I generally kept to side streets to avoid certain death.
I also almost got hit around there; A little east of there near the Beverly Hills border I was nearly hit by a very elderly driver in a BMW speeding to a stop in an intersection for a right turn (y'know, when they overshoot the crosswalk without checking for pedestrians). I definitely see more elderly drivers in that area, my personal guess is they're entitled enough to think they have a right to their car despite age and ability.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 222d
Damn, do we need to set up jersey barriers to form protected bakery lanes?
SouthFresh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 223d
99 Ranch Market is way different from 99 Cent Market.
It it were a 99 cent market, I'd be surprised if they could tell it had been crashed into.