Yes, a one-off, anomalous event at one location … change all the things! When you stub your toe on your coffee table at home, do you throw all your furniture in the garbage?
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Apple Store in Greater Boston Area Struck by Vehicle, Several Casualties Reported
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I'm guessing most are in (junior) high school and haven't yet grown up.
Maybe someone does? Some people use humor to cope … you don’t know. Get off your high horse
That appears to be just laminated glass, and it (or tempered glass) has been code for any window within I believe 18" of a door or 18" of the ground for quite a while.
Also, there have been cars driving into storefront windows since before 2006.
Unfortunately it's getting to a point where all buildings that have glass facades should have bollards out front to prevent these rare tragedies from occurring.
Please explain the negatives of adding some type of poles (which exist in many other locations already) to prevent possible future tragedies.
That's what we all hope anyway, it is scary to think some are adults.
As a high-schooler myself, I could name at least 20 students in my class who would make jokes about tragic incidents like this, it actually makes me angry.
Yeah the ones doing that in adulthood is pretty f'd up.
Bollards, or bolted-down granite and concrete benches like the ones in front of the new Portland Apple Store. Another possibility is planters containing small trees.
They think it makes them edgy, it just makes them pathetic
Yeah, too soon for jokes. Sorry Bub.
This wouldn’t have happened if Apple released iPhone Mini phone
Congrats on your attempt to be edgy, your parents must be so proud.
Hey I love my mini as much as anyone but now isn't the time for wisecracks.
The key being the word "rumor." And the fact it was on Reddit makes it even less reliable.
It's like any other tool. It's the drivers that can be aggressive and dangerous. I just assume they are all out to get me, so I'm good.
I used to work at this store, and know many who were there and some who were injured today. I pray they never see this comments section.
We had asked for steel poles protecting the storefront, as is done in several other apple stores with similar setups, after a medical event caused a severe crash infront of the store shortly after it was remodeled in 2016-2017. We were told we were worrying about nothing from my recollection.
Please think of the families and friends of those hurt in this, as well as the trauma of those that those were not physically hurt, before you post disgusting insensitive garbage. I know these people, and they would never say such things about you.
We had asked for steel poles protecting the storefront, as is done in several other apple stores with similar setups, after a medical event caused a severe crash infront of the store shortly after it was remodeled in 2016-2017. We were told we were worrying about nothing from my recollection.
Please think of the families and friends of those hurt in this, as well as the trauma of those that those were not physically hurt, before you post disgusting insensitive garbage. I know these people, and they would never say such things about you.
I know what you're implying, but you have to have a license, you have to buy insurance, you have to have your car inspected every year, you have to have your registration renewed every year, and you have to follow a ton of regulations and laws in order to continue to be able to drive the vehicle.
This might give me some pause about going to my local Apple Store in Yonkers at Ridge Hill, they have a similar storefront at an intersection-
Luckily, there's another local store about the same distance away that's in a normal shopping mall
Luckily, there's another local store about the same distance away that's in a normal shopping mall
Our sidewalks, America wide, are really badly protected. Lack of large trees that would act as a natural barrier, or waist-high poles that would still offer tons of protection. Whether this was deliberate or the result of some medical emergency, we need better infrastructure. I noticed that in Paris and London, a lot of the larger boulevards had some form of barrier between pedestrians and the cars.
You really think it's appropriate to make jokes like "Someone upset with the Genius bar "repair" estimate?" with a little winky face? You should try cracking a joke like that after someone close to you dies & see how people respond; I'm sure it will make you very popular.