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I think you can generally say that there are few countries where one would expect people to cross a four lane road without watching out for cars. I'm not sure w
by chki 9y ago
I think you can generally say that there are few countries where one would expect people to cross a four lane road without watching out for cars. I'm not sure why you would think that to be a controversial statement, especially considering that the person being hit in the video is also not just walking on the street but crossing it.
Obviously the concrete level of awareness that drivers usually have is probably related to a lot of other circumstances (light conditions/amount of traffic etc.)
- freehunter 9y agoI don't think it to be a controversial statement, I know it to be controversial. Just look at the other reply posted at exactly the same time as yours with someone saying they totally expect pedestrians crossing illegally wearing black at night. The last thread about this contained a very long argument from some Europeans who disagree with the core concept of "jaywalking". Some people really do hold the belief that roads are for pedestrians first and cars last, contrary to US law.
- chki 9y agoThat is strange. Maybe they were not talking about 4 lane roads? Because on smaller streets I would also expect pedestrians, especially if there is not boardwalk. But in my opinion this is indifferent to the situation at hand anyway because this video is about somebody crossing the street without respecting the cars right of way, which can't be deemed common behaviour by anybody.
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- freehunter 9y ago>which can't be deemed common behaviour by anybody. Judging by the replies in this thread, it would seem some American roads are more pedestrian than they are pavement.
- user5994461 9y agoI've never seen a 4 lanes road in Europe.
- YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 9y agoYou've never seen a median-divided road that has two lanes going to each direction? Have you actually ever been to Europe?
- user5994461 9y agoWe're talking about 4 lanes in the same direction.
- YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 9y agoFirst of all, I don't think we are. Also, I live in a modestly sized European city of about 650k citizens (excl. metro), and even we do have some sections of road with 4 lanes in each direction, and in intersections, even more. I'm quite sure bigger cities have more of those, even in Europe.
- systoll 9y agoThere's no specific 'no pedestrian' signage, and there are no nearby marked crossings. If that road were in [for example] the UK, Australia, NZ, or much of Europe, the car wouldn't have had right of way.
- chki 9y agoI'm currently in Europe (Germany) and if I cross a 4 lane road thinking I have the right of way, I'm dead. Can you point to any road provision that supports your thesis? Because my quick research does not confirm your standpoint. It also seems to defy logical sense to let cars on a 4 lane road stop for pedestrians because there would be an enormous amount of accidents when cars overtake each other