• _stranger_@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Yes, and also yes. personal responsibility for your own safety doesn’t magically disappear because of paint on the ground.

    Responsibility for the machine you’re operating that can harm others doesn’t magically disappear when it weighs less.

    • squaresinger@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      To be honest, it’s a wrong argument anyways. The cyclist was aware of the pedestrian on the bike lane and he stopped in time. So the whole argument doesn’t matter.

      The actual point is whether the pedestrian was in the right to wander onto the bike lane, completely oblivious to his surroundings.