I mean, over a hundred kids have been killed by gun rampages in schools over the past several years and nothing has changed. Oh wait, no MORE guns have been made legal and available, not less.
So basically the American public becomes trained to be desensitized to deaths, cyclists, schoolkids, drunk driving, etc.
On the other hand, many of these mass killers are? Kids. The same kids who are never taught how to handle themselves around potential danger or to manage risk and stress.
So, we get a bunch of kids who sit at home a rather playing with their pop-tarts as toy guns, play "FIRST PERSON SHOOTER" video games. Cause why? That's a good way for them to learn how to safely handle firearms?
And we wonder.
http://distractify.com/news/how-america-is-turning-kids-into...
Your post is a baseless rant which generalizes the thoughts and actions of hundreds of millions of people.
I get where you're coming from, and I wouldn't say it's wrong, but I really think there's something else going on in this case.
If a driver kills a pedestrian or a person driving another car, there are consequences; if a driver kills a cyclist, there are effectively none. That contrast isn't explained by a "you are on your own" mentality.
The situation isn't a whole hell of a lot better for walkers vs. bike riders. "I just didn't see him" still works.
Yeah... we call it "freedom".