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Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill (www.oregonlive.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/93717

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The video is half an hour long and I really don't feel like watching it all to find out something that could be said in one or two paragraphs of text, so I ignored it at first. As I expected, the video deals with a bunch of more or less relevant topics that you or OP didn't mention at all. It actually is a bit interesting, I've watched a part of it, and I do have to admit that US fire trucks are bigger than those where I live. The problem is that their deadliness is a consequence of several other factors, and only indirectly of their size. What you and OP decided not to do is to communicate that point with any nuance, and all that I could read from your comments is that, by some logic, getting hit by a 10-metre truck is much safer than getting hit by a 15-metre truck. OP complained about the driver "right-hooking" the cyclist, you just said the trucks are too big, do I really have to watch a half an hour video to understand why your comments don't sound nonsensical?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I appreciate you digging in and trying to get what I was saying. Bit of a nightmare here to keep up with which arguments ive made in the thread above the reply, as people ask the same things over and over.

I did say that firetrucks have a huge say in what kind of infrastructure can be built, and how big it's allowed to be. Segregated bikes lanes for example are mostly forbidden by firedepts who can't reach them with their massive trucks. There are no right hooks on segregated bike lanes.

I get your point though, apologies!