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Comment by sharikous | Hacker News Reader

Here in Israel the most reckless drivers are food delivery scooters.

They don't respect traffic laws, including red lights. And the pandemic has really increased their numbers.

At least they are incentived by their own vulnerability to not hit or be hit by things. As opposed to your average modern car which has made the operator of an automobile super safe at the expense of pedestrians, bicycles, etc.

That's because they are paid per delivery, incentivizing them to go as fast as possible with no regards to the law.

An the companies sending them will have no repercussions if the police will stop the delivery guys - making the companies care less and even encouraging this behavior.

You got the same behavior from Uber drivers. They'll park wherever is closest to their fare, regardless of whether it blocks traffic, because if they don't, the fare gives them a 1-star rating.

Cousin was a city cop. If he told them to move, they'd seriously just ignore him. Now ask yourself if you're going to ticket this guy and possibly suspend his livelihood when everyone else is doing it with virtual impunity?

It's a messed up system.

Though that isn't really a safety issue. Traffic congestion and bad parking is a different type of problem. In parts of London they deal with the bad Uber pickups with cameras that record it and send a parking ticket in the post.

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