A case of affluenza

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    Terpfan
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    Not a case of the affluenza, but sad nonentheless:
    http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/15/us/indiana-groom-death/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

    Just goes to show the power of vehicles, laws of physics and unintended consequences. I just think way too many drivers don’t envision themselves as constantly endangering others who don’t have protective steel cages. This morning I had a woman veering toward me as she texted and I literally had to stop and hop over a curb onto a sidewalk so I wasn’t hit. Lack of any regard for fellow man/woman.

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    baiskeli
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    Just an observation – the term “affluenza” has been hijacked. It used to mean the side effects of an affluent lifestyle–such as getting no exercise because of driving everywhere. That meaning was more relevant to cyclists.

    PBS aired a film about it a while back (titled “Affluenza”): http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/

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