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[โ€“] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You just described exactly why the "tire noise is enough, you just gotta go fast" comment was so stupid, but also yours is stupid and backwards because drivers do drive faster than they should.

You can look both ways and still get hit by a car that was around the corner, just turned onto your street, or was just going that much faster than other cars or what you realized when you saw them. Tire noise is far from enough to call that out and make you look-again, in-time; Even if you keep your head on a pivot as you walk.

[โ€“] MotoAsh@piefed.social 0 points 8 hours ago

lol no. Unless you're an old granny going 0.5 MPH and the driver is so reckless that they'd aim for a pedestrian, you should be able to see any traffic that could be a threat.

If you cannot see far enough, then don't be a fucking idiot and cross at a proper crosswalk.