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[quote=Anonymous][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]

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

"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]

NP but yes I do. If you know unsafe conditions exist, why wouldn’t you teach your kids to act accordingly?  [/quote]

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