And how would you know if an electric car had it's engine on? Once you bend down to tie your shoe, you wouldn't see the reverse lights either.
Also, in my neighborhood we have these things called "children." They like to do this thing called "playing outside." Sometimes that involves riding a tricycle down the sidewalk. If some asshole is in a hurry and backs out of his driveway at full speed (which used to happen in my old neighborhood), bad things can happen. Should we never let our children cross a driveway?
It might be helpful to have back-up klaxons, like they do on lift trucks. I wonder why those aren't required on all vehicles? Other industrial practices like honking before backing out of a building and walking around your vehicle before backing out of a spot would be helpful, too.
There is definitely a connection between diet and certain symptoms of autism. Several cases have been reported of children diagnosed early in life, who were later found to have a dietary allergy or sensitivity. The underlying condition was causing them so much pain, or otherwise hindering their psychological development, that they presented with autism-like symptoms. Others have reported that casein (dairy protein) was metabolized into a psychoactive toxin. (Can't seem to find any reliable evidence of that last one, though. Maybe I mistook a blog post for a medical essay.)
Anyway, to say that Lunchables is the problem, may not be too far from the truth. Not because "oh noez teh processed food produx!" But because your kid may have a gluten sensitivity, phenylketonuria, or a dairy allergy, and the crackers, cheese, and diet soda are making his body violently ill.
These are two very different cases. There is a license granted by the state to drive. You can easily kill somebody in a car wreck. Carrying glasses is not nearly as risky or controlled. If it were, I can guarandamntee that people would treat drinking glasses with a lot more respect. But I can think of some basic ways we could at least try to reduce accidents.
If defensive driving proficiency was a requirement to get your license, and was taught at the same time as driver's ed, then perhaps people would at least start out with good habits. I drove well for the first year or so. But then I got comfortable, started speeding, following too closely, thinking I was invincible. Then I had kids, got a shorter commute, realized how fuel economy was increased by slower speeds.
Complacency is a real problem here. If people got in accidents every tenth time they talked on their cell phones, they would take notice. But accidents only rarely happen. I work in an industrial environment, and it has the same problem. Somebody doesn't wear their safety glasses once, and nothing gets in their eye. They do this for days, and each day that goes by cements the idea in their mind that it is safe to walk around all this flying debris with nothing covering their eyes. Until one day when somebody's grinding off slag and a spark sears their eyeball.
Zuck should have invested under his secret investment firm, "Evil Acquisitions inc."
Am I the only one who heard the jingle "Zuckerberg Evil Incorporated" in their head?
I enjoy both XKCD and Frozen. so... maybe there's something there that we just don't understand. Of course, my wife and I use the same Amazon account, so if you ever get a Debbie Macomber book suggested to you next time your order a 12V power supply, you'll know why.
A bit off topic, but Netflix used to be good at that: suggesting things that you didn't know you would like. Too bad all they suggest these days are TV shows.
To do nothing is to be nothing.