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> In practice, I see many drivers not even doing this. I routinely see people jaywalking in urban environments and cars just stopping until they've crossed. Wh
by Svip 7y ago
> In practice, I see many drivers not even doing this. I routinely see people jaywalking in urban environments and cars just stopping until they've crossed.
Which is the correct thing to do. An immediate accident would be if a car was reversing out of a blind drive way, and another was approaching, and you're seeing the whole thing about to happen, but it isn't clear either of the two other drivers are. That's when you honk.
If you can mitigate an accident by simply stopping, then don't honk. It's generally only for things you can see is about to happen, that the others probably haven't seen, or is aware of. Whether or not the accident will involve yourself is secondary.
- raducu 7y agoWhile I don't honk to punish people, I do (short)honk in case someone does something really stupid that could/almost caused an accident.
- mercer 7y agoAs a former full-time pedestrian: thanks. more than once it's reminded me to be more careful!
- gowld 7y agoStopping for a pedestrian won't save their life when another car zooms by you in the next lane, while your car is blocking their view. A pedestrian in the road is an emergency.
- csomar 7y agoI'm not sure why you are downvoted. Jaywalking is bad for everyone: The pedestrians since it makes them at risk. The cars since it slows them down. Roads were made for cars and white cross-walks for pedestrians to cross them. If you don't like cars around, then remove the roads.
- joaopbnogueira 7y agoRoads were actually built for pedestrians first, jaywalking was 'invented' in the US https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3888104 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3888104