And if motorists kill people, they get a minor traffic offence.
Like this guy, who killed a young e-scooter rider, but only gets a "fail to yield" charge because humans outside of cars don't matter.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2025
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But, we must clutch at our pearls over the new thing.
40,000 people a year die in car crashes, but people are getting worked up over the motor the size of an orange that puts out 1HP, if that.
No! It is the children who are wrong!