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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to a country where the law is that you must yield to pedestrians even if they don’t have the right of way. Even if they are crossing against a green light or crossing somewhere other than intersection.

It completely changes what it means to drive. You have to be constantly scanning the road for people. Constantly pausing when a light turns green to be sure no one is crossing anyway.

And honestly this is how it should be. Driving is a privilege. And cars are more powerful than people and thus should be 100% deferential to people. [/quote]

I disagree with your last sentence. I live in DC and walk A LOT (12k+ steps per day) and I also drive. When I'm on foot I have just as much responsibility to not create an unsafe situation for myself or for others as I do when i am driving. Just as I shouldn't run someone over in my car in the intersection just because i have the right-of-way, I shouldn't be walking against the light and then acting like the driver that hit me is the devil incarnate. I see a lot of bad behavior on the part of both drivers and pedestrians and both need to take responsibility for their actions. [/quote]

Nope. When you're driving, you can kill somebody else. When you're walking, you can't. You have way more responsibility when you're driving - including doing your best to not kill people even if they are disobeying traffic laws.[/quote]

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