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[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 52 points 7 months ago

I’ve nearly been bricked by a crazy and/or violent person while driving. Twice, actually. I can tell you with certainty that this will cause people to slow and potentially invite a wellness check. Bricks have so much utility.

[-] Manmoth@lemmy.ml 31 points 7 months ago

Years ago somebody threw a brick off an overpass and shattered my Dad's windshield while he was on the highway. He drives for a living so he was able to maintain control but it could have easily killed him and others.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

There was a horrific video from years back of dashcam footage where a family was driving down the highway and a brick flew through their windshield, killing the wife in the passenger seat instantly. I can't imagine going through that much trauma as a family.

[-] Thteven@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

That one is fucking haunting. At least nobody threw that one though, it fell off of a truck heading in the opposite direction. Makes you realize how much we have to just trust that everyone around us on the highway has their shit together.

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

We do, and they don’t… they definitely don’t…

[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 48 points 7 months ago

Fyi: is a joke, they're foam.

Also, this crossing needs a dedicated light that ties into the nearby traffic light.

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

If this is America, the cars will just stop in the intersection or ignore the light entirely

[-] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'm pretty sure this is canada, unless this has become an international trend in record time.

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, zooming in the sign says Vancouver in the bottom right

[-] Railison@aussie.zone 39 points 7 months ago

Imagine being in a city so pedestrian hostile that you need flags to be noticed by cars (Salt Lake City, I’m looking at you). And of course it’s never the driver’s fault.

[-] dragontangram88@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, if you’re in SLC, just give up on walking anywhere and take the Blue line, or the Green line. Every place you need to go to is a little too far to walk anyway.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

Do you mean a pole with flags on it that you grab and bring to the other side when you cross? I've also run into those in Jackson Hole

[-] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

The last time I had to drop off my car at the nearest tire shop and walked the 1.5 miles on the dangerous road to get to my quiet road I had three different people stop to offer me a ride to get me out of danger. It's just two narrow lanes and a ditch and cars going 45-55 mph. You 100% can't ride a bike on it, I've seen one in 17 years.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 7 months ago

Carbrained buzzkill entering this thread in 3 ... 2 ...

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

struggling to find that video where one dude stood in the rain with a brick so cars wouldnt wet him.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

https://youtu.be/_pecj2vb2SA

Pretty sure it’s not “don’t get the brick wet,” it’s “if you splash me I’m throwing this at your car”

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

yes this one!

him* not it, damn typo

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Why is he just standing there for so long? Is this scripted?

Edit: derp on my part

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

It literally says Social Experiment in the title

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

You know, I saw the japanese at the bottom and just kind of completely missed all the english… and I can’t even read japanese. My bad!

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

Some twat splashed me on a wide open road the other day after I got caught in a hailstorm on my way home, still salty about that one

Not that it made any difference I was fully saturated anyway

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

It's because you didn't have a brick

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