Your teen daughter almost ran me over last night.
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+1 Never ceases to amaze me that people walk right behind my car while I have my brake lights on... I've had people even stop behind my car while they were off and I had to honk at them before they noticed. |
Anonymous
TYPO! Meant reverse lights |
Anonymous
OK, but please remember that pedestrians do not have a legal duty to not get hit by cars, whereas drivers do have a legal duty to not hit pedestrians. |
Anonymous
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Drivers often cannot see pedestrians as quickly as during the day, especially if the pedestrians are wearing black yoga pants or dark jeans and are pushing a dark stroller. Did you have white or reflective clothing on? Does your stoller have reflective tape on it? I find that putting those blinking lights with a clip on them onto the stroller, that you can buy at running stores, are really helpful. PS: I am not going to give any more details because I want all pedestrians to talk among themselves about being more visible at dusk and at night. |
Anonymous
| Only on DCUM could this post result in 3 pages of drivers blaming the pedestrian. |
Anonymous
| People also blame pedestrians when they are at fault or when it is pretty transparent that they have an agenda, on DCUM or otherwise. |
maril332
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| I have always held that pedestrians need to be as aware as the drivers do and not think that because they are in the cross walk they are safe. However, if someone was texting or otherwise not paying attention that is wrong. |
maril332
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No, no thumbs up. Breaking other people's stuff doesn't show that you are any more mature or responsible. We live in an "eye for and eye" society |
Anonymous
Well, as long as the pedestrians are following the rules of the road, that is. As a practical matter, the pedestrian will suffer the real harm; I'm not sure why s/he then wouldn't take better care. |
Anonymous
No, the "real girl" is the one who needs the talking to here. Not "all teenage girls." How would you feel if I sat down with you (as your husband) because a woman driver tailgated me? After all, all women need info about safe driving habits. Would you feel in a mood to absorb the info? Or would you feel that you were being condescended to, pigeonholed with some idiot, and punished needlessly? |
Anonymous
Completely different situation. But whatever. |
Anonymous
Legal fault isn't going to mean much when you're flattened in a parking lot. |
Anonymous
| Your exactly right PP. It's not much consolation when you're in traction to say "well the car should have seen me". There's some equal responsibility here. As much as the driver should have their eyes open (even in the back of their heads), pedestrians also have a responsibility to be vigilant about their own safety. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to make a legal turn with the light only to have to watch out for some idiot who's walking across the street against the light with their eyes and ears glued to their cell phone as oppossed to what's going on around them. Individual responsiblilty her people, you are a grown up and you can't expect your mom to follow you everywhere you go. |
Anonymous
yup, soccer moms driving SUVs or minivans (on or off thehone, doesn't matter) are a close second to teens in the horrible driving/almost kill every pedestrian in sight category |
Anonymous
What are you talking about? I was almost hit once by someone taking a right on red who never bothered to look up from her phone while doing it and I assure you I had plenty of time to notice what she looked like. OP - I think you should reconsider not giving details. If it were my daughter I would absolutely want to know this and take away her driving privileges. |