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A couple months ago a little girl (8 IIRC) got hit by a car on a zebra crossing.. she was on her bike and had to pay for the damage to the car because she hadn't gotten off the bike meaning she wasn't a pedestrian
Truth to be told, the only reason why some ppl made it out to be bigger than it really was, is because the "victim" was an 8 year old girl. Se may get some sympathy, and it seems "morally wrong" that a girl who got hit is held at fault. Rules are rules however. Had it been an adult who got hit it wouldn't have made the news anywhere.
Truth to be told, the only reason why some ppl made it out to be bigger than it really was, is because the "victim" was an 8 year old girl. Se may get some sympathy, and it seems "morally wrong" that a girl who got hit is held at fault. Rules are rules however. Had it been an adult who got hit it wouldn't have made the news anywhere.
Had it been an adult all of the anti-cyclist brigade would have been out in force
Jaywalker all the way, cross where you are supposed to, I don't drive in malls and crowded sidewalks, so why should they be able to walk in the middle of the road where it is not marked safe to cross.
Jaywalkers are such lazy sacks of crap. You can't walk the additional 100 feet to an intersection or crosswalk, you deserve to be run over.
When my wife and I were first married, we lived in a suburban area. I don't think any crosswalks were closer than 1/2 mile apart. It was fine if I was going to get groceries (because it was right at the intersection, and therefore at a crosswalk), but if I went anywhere to the south, it was over a mile to the closest crosswalk.
In a case like that, I can certainly understand a quick sprint across the road. Obviously, that's with extreme caution.
When my wife and I were first married, we lived in a suburban area. I don't think any crosswalks were closer than 1/2 mile apart. It was fine if I was going to get groceries (because it was right at the intersection, and therefore at a crosswalk), but if I went anywhere to the south, it was over a mile to the closest crosswalk.
In a case like that, I can certainly understand a quick sprint across the road. Obviously, that's with extreme caution.
I'm sure you didn't cross like an idiot though. You probably used common sense so in that case, as a driver, I'm definitely not going to get too upset about it. Especially given the crazy span between cross walks!
Jaywalker. A few people have paid the ultimate price crossing my street at night. There are 3 places to cross that have a light and yet they continue to cross inbetween them.
Depends on the laws in the area. If the driver tried his or her best to miss the pedestrian then I would imagine the driver would not be found at fault. I'm not sure if the walker would be responsible for damages to the car, though.
But again, it depends on the laws in the area.
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Jaywalkers are such lazy sacks of crap. You can't walk the additional 100 feet to an intersection or crosswalk, you deserve to be run over.
Really? Even if jaywalkers are "lazy sacks of crap" (which makes no sense, and assumes that you have either never jaywalked or are, yourself, a lazy sack of crap) why do they deserve to be hit by an automobile? If I cross a completely empty road without going to a crosswalk I deserve to be hit, even though there are no cars around?
This view is entirely too simplistic and misanthropic.
Elsewhere, the Highway Code relies on the expectation that pedestrians in the process of crossing at (unmarked) road junctions receive priority, as a matter of common law.
If someone Jaywalks when there is a car anywhere even CLOSE to them its their fault (usually)
Even if a person turns last second at a crosswalk and step right onto the road...
Really? Even if jaywalkers are "lazy sacks of crap" (which makes no sense, and assumes that you have either never jaywalked or are, yourself, a lazy sack of crap) why do they deserve to be hit by an automobile? If I cross a completely empty road without going to a crosswalk I deserve to be hit, even though there are no cars around?
This view is entirely too simplistic and misanthropic.
I like places where if you make the mistake of jaywalking, you are probably going to get hit. In cities like that, I find its much less prevalent.
