Tag: cars into buildings

February 21, 2023

Watch: Why cars rarely crash into buildings in the Netherlands

With all the discussion recently about how people crash a car or truck into a Seattle building about twice a week, a commenter reminded me of a Not Just Bikes video from a couple years ago about why this rarely happens in the Netherlands:
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tagged: cars into buildings, netherlands, not just bikes, video
February 15, 2023

People crash cars and trucks into Seattle buildings twice a week on average

Make eye contact, wear bright clothes and only cross the street at designated locations. These are common instructions dictated to people trying to navigate our cities on foot in order to avoid getting hit by a car. What advice then should we be telling our homes and businesses, which were struck by cars and trucks…
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tagged: cars into buildings, charles mudede, david kroman, seattle times
May 20, 2015

Bellevue Police: It’s perfectly legal to crash a car into a home and crush a crib holding a sleeping baby

This is a public safety announcement from the Bellevue Police Department: Reinforce your baby’s room, because there is no law against someone crashing their car into your home and smashing into your baby’s crib. We are at car vs building @ Hampton Greens Apts. Car crash into nursery, stopped against crib w/ baby inside, baby…
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tagged: bellevue, bellevue police, cars into buildings