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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never trust a car to stop even if you are in the crosswalk and you have the light. I am shocked at all the pedestrians that don't bother looking or keep walking even when they see car coming just trusting that the driver will stop.[/quote]

Okay. SO what happens if a car just plows through the crosswalk. There is only so much vigilance a pedestrian can demonstrate. If you have the light or you are in the crosswalk, looking can only do so much if someone drives through it.

For the most part, all looking is going to accomplish is watching your death come at you.

Fear response (freezing) and the fact that people are slower than cars means that a pedestrian will always be at a disadvantage.

When incidents like the OP describes happen, the only way the pedestrian survives is if the car stops! All the vigilance in the world won't save her.
[/quote]I don’t know about you, but I can jump out of the way as most people can. A car going straight through, you can hop out of the way of if you’re looking in that direction [/quote]

You can hop out of the way if you have excellent reflexes, if you are not in a stroller, you aren't holding someone's hand, aren't using a cane, don't have mobility issues, or don't freeze in fear the way many many people do.[/quote]

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