sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoIf Phones Are Killing Pedestrians, Why Is It Only Happening in America?www.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square118linkfedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down113
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minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·3 days agoTl;dr USA: Terrible drivers Big ass trucks Minor punishments No sidewalks Texting while driving Europe: Reasonably decent drivers Moderately big vehicles More or less severe punishments (still too low) Sidewalks everywhere Texting while driving
minus-squarebenjirenji@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoRoad design also matters. European roads with heavy pedestrian traffic are often too narrow for speeding or have obstacles. American roads often look like a high way and only the signaling may suggest otherwise.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThis is a big reason. I don’t even feel safe checking my phone when it’s in a holder, which is legally allowed where I live in Europe.
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Road design also matters. European roads with heavy pedestrian traffic are often too narrow for speeding or have obstacles. American roads often look like a high way and only the signaling may suggest otherwise.
This is a big reason. I don’t even feel safe checking my phone when it’s in a holder, which is legally allowed where I live in Europe.
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