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Just look at that. This truck is taller than a used kid (10 years old). I assume the truck can run over pretty much any other age but probably the driver might be able to see older kid's heads. Or we could teach our kids to jump to school rather than walk. If you see a truck, jump and make eye contact before jumping while crossing the street. Or we could tell our kids to never go outside until they are 21.

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[-] omsai@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Luckily the Idaho stop / yield laws are being adopted by more states now (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop#Legality_by_US_state). I've also experienced motor vehicles yield to my bicycle even when they arrive earlier at an intersection if they're not in a rush, which is nice.

After getting in one too many contact incidents with cars I ended up getting one of those bicycle helmets with turn signals and found that drivers yield more often to me with turn signal lights that when I used hand signals. As if it's subconscious for them to pay attention to flashing turn signal lights but not hand signals.

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