They just want to help children safely across the road on their way to and from school. Yet lollipop people are having to wear body cameras after an increase in abusive and dangerous drivers. How did things get so out of hand?
I agree, but cars are the perfect booster for this behaviour: people is isolated from outside, protected with an heavy metal box that can move fast, scare people, act as a weapon, take a lot of public space. Without cars and car culture, the entitlement would be much weaker, and less dangerous
The real root crisis here is the rise of selfish entitlement rather than anything particular about cars I think.
I agree, but cars are the perfect booster for this behaviour: people is isolated from outside, protected with an heavy metal box that can move fast, scare people, act as a weapon, take a lot of public space. Without cars and car culture, the entitlement would be much weaker, and less dangerous