On a 2 lane road, you are about two seconds away from entering the other lane the moment you step on one. How damn close does it have to be ? Also, even taking

On a 2 lane road, you are about two seconds away from entering the other lane the moment you step on one. How damn close does it have to be ? Also, even taking law out of account: stop when there are goddamn pedestrians. At all times. Even if the law is with you. Heaven is full of people who had the right of way, and I'd rather not add each individual's perception of "but I had the right to speed up as the deceased was crossing!".