this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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No, not looking at their smartphone
Humans don't have superfast reaction speed and that metal gate could have been open on their prior trips through the area so they likely where on autopilot coupled with human reaction timing while at speed meant not enough time to course correct
Don't assume everything bad happening to a person is caused by looking at a smartphone
Are you a boomer ?
Sorry if my comment comes off as aggressive, I'm just sick and tired of older generations stereotyping younger people and the "younger generations always staring at a smartphone" is a typical boomerism