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I would have to drive very far below the speed limit on any street in my vicinity to be able to safely stop before hitting a jaywalker. I can do that, of cours

I would have to drive very far below the speed limit on any street in my vicinity to be able to safely stop before hitting a jaywalker. I can do that, of course, but I then become a road hazard. I find it hard to believe that the overall safety would increase as a result. I'm open to being otherwise convinced.

ck425 6y ago
The solution there is that you drop the speed limit for everyone and therefore you're not a road hazard. Anywhere that could have a reasonable number of pedestrians should have adopted limits such that the majority of traffic can safely stop before hitting someone in most cases. Drivers convenience should not trump people's lives.