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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    3 months ago

    Yes, usa is overrun with deadly machines. So it’s no surprise when they crash into buildings, murder children, etc. It’s just big numbers, y’all! It’s like two people having the same birthday! Isn’t that neato? It’s just math! Nothing to see here. \s \s \s

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      3 months ago

      I have no idea what point you’re trying to make. What does 7-11 putting in bollards have to do with murdering children?