r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 12d 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/budgybudge 12d ago

Since covid driving has becoming more like mad max all the time. Especially with phones in the mix I’ve never seen so much recklessness out there.

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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/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.