3 ms·
Why am I being villainized for a) going the speed limit, b) complaining about a legitimate safety issue? I would never intentionally strike a pedestrian in my
by umvi 6y ago
Why am I being villainized for a) going the speed limit, b) complaining about a legitimate safety issue?
I would never intentionally strike a pedestrian in my vehicle, but a situation where a) I am driving the speed limit, b) a pedestrian jaywalking forces me to reflexively brake is not safe. So either the speed limit needs to be lowered, or pedestrians need to behave more safely. I would not need to reflexively brake if pedestrians waited their turn at a designated crosswalk.
- falcolas 6y ago> Why am I being villainized Because cars bad, of course. Bicycles and pedestrians should always have the right of way in every situation, of course. If a pedestrian is walking in the lane on the highway, it's obviously the car's legal responsibility to make way for them. /s
- watwut 6y agoYou argue by Germany and in Germany jaywalking the way it exists in USA does not really exist. There are a lot more options for pedestrians to cross the street, the marked crossing is not necessary. There are ways for pedestrian to get small fine, but generally cars are supposed to be in control and watch for pedestrians.
- francisofascii 6y agoIn the effort to find common ground, maybe the villains are not the specific drivers, but the planners or collective culture who decided to built highway like roads next to shopping plazas. "The speed limit needs to be lowered" is a good compromise.
- chrisseaton 6y agoYou are the safety issue. Without you there is no safety issue. And you should drive accordingly.
- umvi 6y agoIt takes two to tango. Without the jaywalker there is no safety issue either. So jaywalkers should jaywalk accordingly.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- chrisseaton 6y ago> Without the jaywalker there is no safety issue either. This isn’t true - a street of just cars will have lethal crashes amongst themselves even with no pedestrians. A street of just pedestrians will never lethally bump into each other. The only lethal thing in the situation is the cars.