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> The point being, when possible, you should walk facing into traffic. Please do not recommend this reckless and often illegal behavior. If walking in the str
by mistersquid 5y ago
> The point being, when possible, you should walk facing into traffic.
Please do not recommend this reckless and often illegal behavior.
If walking in the street, one should walk with traffic when possible.
Drivers and other forms of traffic merging into traffic do not expect pedestrian traffic coming from the wrong direction.
Salmoning causes other dangers, too, for example, by making it difficult to impossible for traffic to avoid collisions by stopping.
- ghaff 5y agoGovernments disagree. e.g. https://trafficsafety.ny.gov/tips-pedestrian-safety https://trafficsafety.ny.gov/tips-pedestrian-safety
- mistersquid 5y agoThank you for the link. Either guidance and some laws have changed since I last was educated on this topic or my memory is faulty.
- chiefalchemist 5y agoGiven the number off people who text while driving, I'd say you're far more likely to get hit from behind than you woukd while walking into traffic.
- mistersquid 5y agoThis seems odd to me because a pedestrian is almost never going to be able to dodge oncoming even slow-moving traffic. Perhaps it’s about observing inattentive drivers before they present immediate danger or establishing eye contact? In any case, I stand corrected on the legality of pedestrian salmoning, though I’m not convinced of its advisability.
- giantg2 5y ago"This seems odd to me because a pedestrian is almost never going to be able to dodge oncoming even slow-moving traffic." If you work the field at an AutoX course, you'll know that it is quite possible to dodge them. The chances of dodging a car when paying attention are substantially higher than if one is not.