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On average, at least 1 car crashes into a 7-Eleven every day, $91M settlement reveals
(www.cbsnews.com)
this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2024
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Ok so if some bozo who can't drive double-amputees a dude in front of a store, it's the store's fault. They should install safety measures. Noted.
You're the second person to conveniently forget that this has happened statistically daily for 15 years.
At different locations. But even then, it's the fucking driver's fault. Every time. Unless cars are too hard for the general public and they should only be allowed for professionals, or banned entirely
There's commonalities that make a particular type of site a hazard. Parking a sidewalk's length from the building is pretty unique to these types of stores. People run over people or damage property all the time but why do you think these kinds stores are so targeted in this article? Because they built an environment where it's MUCH easier to happen than say apartments, grocery stores, hospitals, or most anywhere else. And then they didn't protect you from what is apparently a common enough danger that they have created and you don't have an alternative.
You should be able to walk into a 7-11 without fearing you're going to lose your legs.
"Who needs safety equipment when there's someone we can blame." Boy am I glad we invented seat belts before this every-man-for-himself mindset took over.