Hmmmm...really, I can see both sides of this issue. Initially I agreed about the Darwinism thing. If you go out of your way to disregard so MANY safety precautions, then it was unfortunately an eventuality not an accident.

On the other hand, I can think of so many times when I've left a candle burning or moved a pot off a burner thinking I'd turned it off, but left it on. It's so very easy to do that, and that makes me think the person gathering cans probably WAS homeless and tired and trying to get some money together. Gathering cans, bending over all the time like that, wandering around on your feet all day, that's not easy. That's a hard way to earn five cents. So yes, I felt the comment about that person's death was a bit too cynical.

Overall, I agree with the original sentiment. Especially for bike commuting; it's so easy to be tired at the end of the day, riding home, assuming that the car turning right actually sees you and won't turn in front of you. We need to be careful and I would hope none of us are eventualities rather than accidents waiting to happen.