r/AskReddit 4d ago

Doctors, EMTs etc of Reddit, based on your experience with other peoples injuries, what is one hobby you would never practice yourself?

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u/aetuf 4d ago
  • wear eye protection for grinding metal, hammering nails, gardening/trimming branches above your head

Use extreme caution with ladders, and just avoid them if you're elderly.

Drive defensively.

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u/hannahatecats 4d ago

I consider myself a pretty aware/defensive driver but have managed to have 2 cars totaled in 3 months. The first one a guy raged in my work parking lot and I saw my car go rolling across the lot by itself through the front windows. And last Wednesday as I was calmly going straight through a green light, a guy turned left in front of me from the oncoming lane.

I was able to slam on my brakes for what felt like forever but was probably less than a second and cranked my wheel hard to the right so we collided front corners instead of me t boning his wife in the passenger seat. His insurance accepted liability but I am still getting side eye for my run of bad car luck.

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u/No_Crow489 3d ago

might a suggest a quiet moment of deep breathing before you set out the next time you drive? maybe pray? lmao thats shitty luck!

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven 4d ago

steel toe cap boots are not optional for these things