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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 1d

Awful long weekend for Toronto sports teams

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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 1d

Now reading: "The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook" by Matt Dinniman 💙📚 #booksky

NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 3d

If we're repeating quotes: "However, if we look at pedestrian deaths by model of car, we see that pedestrian deaths involving popular sedans have increased as well. Pedestrian deaths involving Honda Civics and Accords, Toyota Corollas and Camrys, and Nissan Altimas have all increased substantially."

NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 3d

"..the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths." is a cherry-picked sentence. You could argue that collisions are causing more severe injuries because distracted drivers/peds make no attempt to avoid the collision (full on hit as opposed to glancing blow).

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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 3d

"However, if we look at pedestrian deaths by model of car, we see that pedestrian deaths involving popular sedans have increased as well. Pedestrian deaths involving Honda Civics and Accords, Toyota Corollas and Camrys, and Nissan Altimas have all increased substantially."

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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 3d

I gave up owning a car about 10 years ago due to the walkabiliity of the area and excellent public transit, but in a lot of these cases, I'm on the driver's side. Like, what the hell are you doing, walking between two parked cars and stepping out into the road?

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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 3d

Good job cherry-picking.

"However, if we look at pedestrian deaths by model of car, we see that pedestrian deaths involving popular sedans have increased as well. Pedestrian deaths involving Honda Civics and Accords, Toyota Corollas and Camrys, and Nissan Altimas have all increased substantially."

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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 3d

This. I live in a walkable urban area with dense traffic and the number of distracted people basically jaywalking is astounding.

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NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 4d

Now reading: "A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?" by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith 💙📚 #booksky

NeilN 🍁 @neiln.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Birthdays @dunnewriting.bsky.social and @admiralk.bsky.social !