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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I’m working my way through this heartbreaking thread. And I have to stop it here and completely agree with us. And both a pedestrian and a driver. It is my responsibility to be safe at all times in all situations. I 100% agree with you
I also have kids, and even when we have the pedestrian walk and green light I teach them to look both ways stepping foot into the crosswalk and to continue being vigilant as we’re crossing. Likewise, when I am driving, and I have the greenlight, I am also looking out for clueless and reckless pedestrians.[/quote]

Really, you hold yourself and your children responsible for your children not getting hit by unsafe drivers in unsafe vehicles on unsafe streets?

"Look both ways" isn't enough, by the way. Drivers regularly hit people who looked both ways. At any given intersection, a driver can hit you while they're going straight, turning right from 2 different directions, or turning left, and that's all while you're legally crossing with the right-of-way. And then there are driveways. Do you teach your children to stop on the sidewalk and look both ways at every driveway?[/quote]

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