[RollOnWheelie]

Originally Posted by Necrotic Bowel ↗

He ain’t gonna haff tah live wit it too long, if yah catch my drift. Fahgetahbahtit

Precisely what my old lady said after reading the article.

[Bletch]

He was on the hit parade, literally.

[ocrage]

Originally Posted by shitfly ↗

It took me awhile but I see what happened here.

1. The man shouldn't have been crossing while there was traffic.
2. The glare from the sun prevented him from seeing the pedestrian.
3. On top of #2, it appears the driver's contacts came out of his eyes because I can see him searching desperately for them at the end, to no avail.

bruh.

He crossed when it was a green light.

thats brooklyn new york, that truck driver has probably been driving like an asshole not paying attention his whole life.

he finally got in a car with big blind spots and he turned without paying attention and killed an old man.

[chode_smoker]

So in the UK this would definitely be classed as ‘death by careless driving’. Interested to hear how this would be handled in the US.

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by deadhorsey ↗

While geezer ‘should’ pay better attention, and it’s likely “don’t walk” was at least flashing, from the traffic pattern…. Pedestrians always have the right of way, especially in a properly marked intersection.

Popping the top was just a bonus!

Just FYI:
Pedestrian crossings that have a WALK/DON’T WALK sign are traffic lights, same as red/yellow/green lights for vehicles.
But, if it says ‘DON’T WALK’, the pedestrian is at fault if there’s an accident, same as driving through a red light.

Just because there’s a crosswalk doesn’t mean a pedestrian has the right of way! You can’t just cross in front of moving traffic!!! Pedestrian vs vehicle?? I certainly wouldn’t EVER walk out into traffic like that, because THIS VERY THING COULD HAPPEN!!!

I have a high school friend who was in a similar situation, as the driver… Sun was in his eyes and the gentleman was walking in the lane of traffic… pure accident.
Hopefully the driver in this video will get the help he needs to process what happened. It wasn’t his fault.

Also, if there ARE these pedestrian crossing signsls, a pedestrian would NOT have to wait for a break in traffic… just the light… You DO understand that this is EXACTLY what those signals are for, right?

If there’s only a crosswalk, traffic is supposed to stop, as and when it’s safe, for pedestrians who are standing there waiting to cross.
Though, most crosswalks have a button to activate the WALK light.

I believe that laws regarding these things can be localized, so paying attention to signage is imperative, but this is generally how it works here.

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by Killgaad ↗

You're wrong—it is a perfectly legitimate, grammatically
correct emphatic/ironic rendering of 'stupid'—like when you're 'twice-da-stupid,' for example.

Exactly!!!
Some people are just so stupid that you need to emphasize it!!! STOOPID!

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by Mr_Shlaapu ↗

Mine is 'taco cat'

I have a t-shirt with a picture of a taco cat. It says, “I was told I could be anything…
So I became a TACO!!!”

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by MacAKM ↗

I don't think there is any issue with the man crossing while there is traffic. Thats what traffic crossings are for, he has the right to cross then, and if you have to wait for no cars you simply can never cross the street. It is the job of drivers to not kill people legally crossing the street and it is 100% the driver's fault.

Please see my above explanation…

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by Xploit Machine ↗

is this video from the 90's?

No, but the camera was.

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by Misaomori ↗

Says the person spelling stupid with two o’s.

This is from the person who thought he lost his contact lenses…

I can’t help it! Can’t… stop myself… I feel the need for a ‘STOOPID’ right here… Aaaaargh…