Comment on ‘Tragic and unnecessary’: Truck driver didn’t see cyclist hit and killed
zurohki@aussie.zone 1 year agoWe tell the victims to stop being victims all the time. That’s why you get fined for crossing the road near a crossing, or speeding when there are no other cars on the road. It’s not about who has the moral high ground.
Intellectual dishonesty is actually what I’m accusing the bike group of. Instead of making the point that the road isn’t safe for trucks and backing that up with reasoning and evidence, they’re acting like it should be obvious that this government designed road is unsafe for government approved vehicles and trying to require others to prove that it is safe, because it’s easier to make someone else do all the work while you sit back and nitpick.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Trucks have a long history of running over cyclists and pedestrians. They are known to have poor visibility, when turning especially. Often the police find the truck driver did nothing wrong, but they didn’t see the person. This points to a systemic problem rather than a behavioural problem of truck drivers.
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Often Police find that the driver did nothing wrong because there was nothing more they could’ve done.
Recent cars have an amazing array of sensors and safety features which minimise blind spots. It’s time to mandate such technology in all trucks, not just more mirrors but alarms and annoying lights