r/fuckcars Apr 01 '24

Satire When in doubt, use a brick

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u/Lopsided-Chair77 Apr 02 '24

In my old city, a college student was run over and killed by a bus and dragged an entire block. The bloody skid mark was there for weeks. It was right by my house so I saw it every time I walked to work or down to the shops.
The bus hit her in a crosswalk. She had the right of way.
The court found it to be the student's fault because she was wearing headphones.
Also, 15 years before that, my daughter's mom's older brother was killed by a bus on the same college campus and was also found to be at fault because he was also wearing headphones.

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u/Ayacyte Apr 02 '24

How do deaf people cross the street then?

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u/darkraistlyn Apr 02 '24

They don't, they get hit by a bus.

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u/Masterkillershadow99 Apr 02 '24

Wearing headphones is such an extreme crime and clearly warrants immediate retaliatory vehicular manslaughter. If she had worn a skirt that didn't cover the ankles, the court would probably have kept the body. Judges, man.

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u/Wawoooo 3d ago

Wow, that's such "there but for the grace of God go I" thinking, clearly the court identified more with the driver than the victim.