Oct 24, 2026, 3:59 PM@thejiral @MarkHoltom I don't really fear being harmed in a traffic really and never did...I've feared for my life couple times in a public transport though, so it's a no for me.
- Oct 24, 2026, 3:59 PM
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Magnus Ahltorpahltorp@mastodon.nuOct 24, 2026, 4:22 PM@d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom I fear for my life whenever I cross or walk along a road, and somehow I'm that one that's expected to change my behaviour, not car drivers.
Flash Mob Of OneFlashMobOfOne@mstdn.socialOct 25, 2026, 12:18 AM@ahltorp @d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom Same, as someone who primarily gets around on two wheels.
There's something about being behind the wheel of a car that makes people nuts.
- Magnus Ahltorpahltorp@mastodon.nuOct 25, 2026, 5:20 AM
@FlashMobOfOne @d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom I’ve written a longer text about this that I hope will be published soonish.
TheJiralthejiral@cyberplace.socialOct 24, 2026, 4:45 PM@d4v @MarkHoltom I was not writing about your fears. Way more people are harmed in traffic than in public transit. That goes so far that you can usually read pretty much about every single case of someone getting harmed in transit but even lethal accidents on the road do not even always get reported, even on local level. There are simply so many of them.
If you don't know anyone who was harmed in car traffic, you are lucky.
Noodlemaznoodlemaz@mstdn.gamesOct 24, 2026, 9:51 PM@d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom that's irrational based on what actually happens in life and the statistics. Driving is incredibly dangerous.
Your prejudices about less-fortunate people don't change that risk.
arceuthobiumtheothersimo@mastodon.socialOct 24, 2026, 10:59 PM@d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom the danger of public transit is mostly the cars you encounter trying to cross the road.
- Flash Mob Of OneFlashMobOfOne@mstdn.socialOct 25, 2026, 12:17 AM
@d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom Facts don't care about your feelings.
Bruce MirkenBruceMirken@mas.toOct 25, 2026, 1:46 AM@d4v @thejiral @MarkHoltom Check the stats on deaths in vehicle accidents vs. on public transportation. Thinking the earth is flat doesn't actually make it so.