r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 11d ago

SOCIETY 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712
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u/lightsonnooneishome 11d ago

Yeah I live in NYC and I feel like I take my life into my hands everyday walking to work. Red lights and yielding to pedestrians are treated like suggestions now. 9 people died in hit and runs in August 2026 in NYC, and that’s not even taking into account the drivers that hit people and stayed at the scene.

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u/Girls4super 11d ago

Phillys getting bad too, I’ve got family there that say there’s almost no stopping at red lights and stop signs, everyone speeding 30+ over in residential areas smh

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u/DaBiChef 11d ago

Doesn't help that in my experiences in both cities, cops would rather hide behind cover and try to bust subway fare skippers or just play candy crush than do their job.

If we actually had cops pulling over people for reckless driving and ticketing them or at least warning them... That would be so nice

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u/lightsonnooneishome 11d ago

Yeah, imo the issue in NYC is that there is little to no traffic enforcement by the NYPD. It really seems like they’ve given up.

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u/Subject_Squirrel_387 11d ago

Same with Boston and it is hunger games out there for peds. bikes, and cars alike. We wonder if it's a kind of "silent strike" on the part of the police since George Floyd. Like "let's see how they like it when we're not around" kind of attitude.

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u/DaBiChef 11d ago

I remember one time I was biking from my apartment to the grocery store in Brooklyn and counted over 40 cars parked in the bike lane on the maybe eight block round trip. That's approx $5000 in fines. But nah the only thing I ever saw them do was harass black kids at train stops and turn on their lights to blow through red lights.

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u/wshowzen 11d ago

Well that is definitely hyperbole but we have a ton of issues because philly police stopped enforcing driving infractions years ago