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It's absolutely dangerous to others to walk into the road without paying attention because it can force oncoming vehicles to behave erratically (fast breaking,
by bpicolo 8y ago
It's absolutely dangerous to others to walk into the road without paying attention because it can force oncoming vehicles to behave erratically (fast breaking, swerving, etc).
- renholder 8y agoBy this argument, you wouldn't have the pedestrian right-of-way laws that you have today (unless you're in certain areas of the states)... Instead, the onus is on the vehicle to stop and cede right-of-way. How do you reconcile these two - almost identical precepts? The only difference is the phone and where "attention" is paid, yeah?
- bryanlarsen 8y agoIf a pedestrian steps out onto a crosswalk and you cannot stop without behaving erratically, you were going too fast for road conditions or you weren't paying attention and you're at fault. If your quick stop causes problems for any vehicles behind you, they were going too fast or weren't paying attention and they're at fault. edit: jrockway said it better: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18932676 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18932676