Suburban man's case reveals cars slam into storefronts like 7-Eleven with alarming frequency
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Over a 15-year period, 6,253 cars crashed into 7-Eleven storefronts in the U.S. – an average of 1.14 per day.

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Over a 15-year period, 6,253 cars crashed into 7-Eleven storefronts in the U.S. – an average of 1.14 per day.

7-Eleven apparently fought in court to withhold that data from the public.

“They have not been producing that information for many, many years,” Rogers said, “and that’s what’s important about this case - getting this information out about how frequently this happens.”

Rob Reiter is co-founder of the Storefront Safety Council. He was retained as an expert by Carl’s attorneys in this case.

“If you install bollards, you pretty much solve that problem,” he said of the danger.

Reiter advocates for safety bollards or protective barriers being placed in front of storefronts – especially those with parking lots that face the front door.

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  • Kanda
    3·
    7 days ago

    So if you owned a 7-11 store and some dude ran his car into it, it’s your fault?

    • SelfProgrammed@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 days ago

      Why do I have to argue any case except the article’s? Reductionism will make us all look like fools and we’ll deserve it.

      • Kanda
        2·
        7 days ago

        Ok so if some bozo who can’t drive double-amputees a dude in front of a store, it’s the store’s fault. They should install safety measures. Noted.

          • Kanda
            3·
            7 days ago

            At different locations. But even then, it’s the fucking driver’s fault. Every time. Unless cars are too hard for the general public and they should only be allowed for professionals, or banned entirely

            • SelfProgrammed@lemmy.world
              3·
              7 days ago

              There’s commonalities that make a particular type of site a hazard. Parking a sidewalk’s length from the building is pretty unique to these types of stores. People run over people or damage property all the time but why do you think these kinds stores are so targeted in this article? Because they built an environment where it’s MUCH easier to happen than say apartments, grocery stores, hospitals, or most anywhere else. And then they didn’t protect you from what is apparently a common enough danger that they have created and you don’t have an alternative.

              You should be able to walk into a 7-11 without fearing you’re going to lose your legs.

              “Who needs safety equipment when there’s someone we can blame.” Boy am I glad we invented seat belts before this every-man-for-himself mindset took over.