In other news, the Irish accidentally elected a car.
That tracks.
Then it would be a tram, wouldn’t it?
Hey. It was either that, or a quip about the IRA sadly not mistaking a certain recent visitor for such a vehicle (and saving us all anymore headache, et al.), but I wasn’t sure if that was too off-color. 😅
That website is propaganda group that both fuels and funds far-right movements. They are not journalists, but an influencing machine. The better subs have banned their links.
If you want to read about our asshat politician and this story in particular, it’s covered here: https://irishcycle.com/2025/07/05/td-asks-about-making-high-vis-compulsory-for-all-pedestrians-cyclists-and-users-of-school-transport/
I’d propose to introduce a pedestrian’s licence, too. Can’t have these people just run around without any proper training!
Maybe they should also make it mandatory for pedestrians to carry rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and be trained in their operation.
This would hopefully make car drivers to exercise more caution.
/sarcasm that has an unfortunate chance of becoming reality in a few decades, you just watch
The historically accurate documentary “Team Fortress” also taught me it’s a GREAT method of transportation
Well if we’re going to unnecessarily inconvenience a group of people, I think a national 5mph limit would have a better effect
We should have a mandatory car with a red flag driving 3m in front of every pedestrian.
The first cars were required to have a flag man.
I almost think, I’ve heard of it. 🙃
“Jay walker” propaganda all over again.
Very common in Ireland. The main contribution of the RSA (Road Safety Authority) over the past few years seems to be handing out high-vis elements to pedestrians and cyclists. The media is antropomorphising cars instead of blaming drivers, to the extent that statistics on the causes of crashes aren’t being collected.
I mean, making sure drivers can see you seems like a very sensible thing to do. I’ve come across pedestrians on unlit roads, and any sort of high visibility clothing or a light makes them visible from multiple times the distance.
There’s a reason cyclists are required to have lights outside of daylight hours where I live.
I’m currently vacationing in a country where pedestrians are required to wear reflexive elements when it’s dark, and I really like that. However, putying all onus on pedestrians while not even analyzing the causes of crashes (including hit pedestrians and cyclists), which would lead to improved road infrastructure, signage and enforcement, will lead to more deaths. As long as you’re allowed to drive 80 km/h on a winding road where two cars can’t even pass each other, no amount of lights or reflective vests will save the pedestrians.
Pedestrians call for mandatory glasses for all driving members of parliament.
I call for mandatory pool noodles taped to every car.
He is not wrong. Makes it way easier to hit pedestrians.
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Get off the pavement, ya waxy cunt.
To be fair, here’s only saying that because the tin Man and the lion don’t have the heart or the courage to tell him he’s missing something.
All cars should be preceded at a distance of no less than three and no more than six metres by a walking man waving a red flag.
