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   Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD (mbonsma@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 00:50:49 JST Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD

   Pedestrians, it should be our right to be distracted. It should be our right to walk and listen to music / look at the sky / cute dogs / snowflakes and not worry about getting killed. Nothing about that is dangerous except for CARS. Don't let them make you believe you are the problem.

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     Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD (mbonsma@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 16:59:20 JST Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD

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     • Beautiful_Paine

     @Beautiful_Paine Just read the article friend: https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history

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     Beautiful_Paine (beautiful_paine@hessen.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 16:59:29 JST Beautiful_Paine

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     @mbonsma I wonder if this discussion existed in the time of horseriders and carriages 🤔 So like at least 3.000 years. Walking mindlessly in front of one of these could easily result in severe injuries or death. So I disagree, cars are not the problem.

     It’s your damn responsibility to keep yourself alive while walking, anywhere, anytime. No matter if you step in front of a car (or horse drawn carriage) or just trip over a tree root and break your neck because you had to admire your surroundings.