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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 28, 2014.

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  1. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    I don't have much sympathy for people who step onto a road and get hit by a car/bike/truck or whatever.

    Am I terrible?

    You rarely read about someone being run over on the footpath.

    I believe if you look before you walk onto a ROAD (you know...made for cars etc) it's pretty damn unlikely that you'll get hit by anything.

    Of course with kids I'd blame the parents, and that would be hideous. I'm talking about adults who know what's what.

    Discuss.
     
  2. simon klein

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    Up here,North and western Qld,have a high incidence of drunks being run over and, usually,killed from falling asleep on the road.
     
  3. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    See? Hard to have sympathy for such stupidity.
     
  4. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    +1

    This happens 10+ times a year here.

    Yep.
     
  5. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    You're such a "yes" man!
     
  6. PAP 348

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  7. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    I get the ****s because these idiots are counted in the road toll ....... technically it is but it is their stupidity
     
  8. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Agree , but what about the lady from my swimming group who was halfway across a controlled crossing in the middle of the city and mowed down by an idiot turning left through a red light who just didn't look? She's been awarded heaps of cash but her leg is ruined...
     
  9. FazzerPorscheman

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    Free International Travel Advice from me here:

    A major cause of pedestrians being hit is tourists (includes Australians) who, when overseas, don't take into account vehicles on the "wrong" side of the road. These people don't look the "correct" way for vehicles.
     
  10. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Absolutely! Mainlanders in HK - nuff said.
     
  11. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    There are rare exceptions, of course.

    I'd love to see statistics of what the cause was for most pedestrian incidents....and how many wouldn't have happened if the pedestrian was aware of their surroundings.
     

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