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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drivers have a responsibility to obey the speed limit...

AND...

pedestrians who choose to walk in the street have a responsibility to watch for oncoming traffic...[/quote]

No, we don't.

Way to both sides everything, especially in the middle of a pandemic.[/quote]

This is a typo, correct. They are not actually arguing that the pedestrian does not need to watch for traffic while in the road????

I am the FIRST person to believe that pedestrians should use the roads as social distancing maneuver area. But the idea that I would not look both ways before jumping in the street or look at the traffic patters just seems insane. Protect yourself by being smart. Don't rely on a driver to see you stepping out between two parked cars. Darwin people.

I walk with my little one all the time and I constantly say, 'Look both ways and then cross'. I am not saying. 'It is COVID season, the rules do not apply, traffic has a moral obligation to stop for you.'[/quote]

I look both ways, because I want to reduce the chances of a driver running me over.

Nonetheless, drivers actually do have a moral obligation to stop for people, regardless of what the people may or may not have done. Both when there's a pandemic, and when there isn't a pandemic.[/quote]

At the end of the day the highest responsibility lies on the the individual to protect themselves.  Walkers need to walk places that keep them safe, not necessarily where they are or aren't allowed. Rules are a guide not a shield

Drivers should watch out for stuff they don't want to hit but if they don't, the stuff needs to watch out for their own ass. Because you're the one who will pay.  Let your kids play in the road in AU park all you want, sure the driver might get some time but you'll lose a loved one. [/quote]

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