HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU SEEN INTENTIONALLY HIT AN ANIMAL ON THE ROAD?
The Science Of Roadkill
Mark Rober placed some rubber animals on the side of the road to see who would swerve out of their way to kill it:
He found out that 94 percent of drivers did what anyone in their sane mind would do: keep driving on their lane. Remember that the animals were on the road’s shoulder, way outside their driving path. They didn’t pose any danger whatsoever to the drivers’ safety. On the other hand, six percent went out of the driving lane to run over the animals. Think about that: sixty out of one thousand drivers actually went out of their way to kill a living thing that didn’t represent any danger to their lives—and risking their own lives in the process, no less. Six percent were just cruel because they could be.
(via another-vegan-feminist)
—- I hate people. Luckily if you go out of your way to hit a turtle you’ll probably fuck up your car.
The fact that anyone, anywhere would go out of their way to kill something for no reason is totally depressing.
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