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In California, aside from pedestrians in a crosswalk having right of way, a driver approaching a crosswalk with a pedestrian: > ... shall exercise all due care

In California, aside from pedestrians in a crosswalk having right of way, a driver approaching a crosswalk with a pedestrian: > ... shall exercise all due care and shall reduce the speed of the vehicle or take any other action relating to the operation of the vehicle as necessary to safeguard the safety of the pedestrian. In addition, all of the rules for pedestrians (no jaywalking, don't dash off the curb in front of a car, even in a crosswalk) include a provision that state they do not "relieve a driver of a vehicle from the duty of exercising due care for the safety of any pedestrian within the [roadway or crosswalk]"

laurencerowe 3y ago
> ... shall exercise all due care and shall reduce the speed of the vehicle or take any other action relating to the operation of the vehicle as necessary to safeguard the safety of the pedestrian. This is great in principle but in practice cars will just drive straight at you even when you are crossing on a walk signal. Coming from a country where the walk signal means only pedestrians can be in the crosswalk this almost got me killed the other night. I was hoping self driving cars would help things but it seems they drive straight for you too.
- aidenn0 3y ago
  This regionally varies. Where I live (also in California), cars stop for pedestrians who appear they are about to cross at uncontrolled intersections. Other places it feels like playing a game of chicken.
fortran77 3y ago
The person was not in a crosswalk, according to this account from a reporter who saw Cruise's video https://twitter.com/BigadShaban/status/1709178267217842320 https://twitter.com/BigadShaban/status/1709178267217842320
- lsaferite 3y ago
  The change on twitter to not show replies, mixed with multi-message splitting is infuriating and should 100% disqualify twitter links from being posted. (I feel the same about paywalled articles FWIW)
  - aidenn0 3y ago
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1709178267217842320.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1709178267217842320.html
    - lsaferite 3y ago
      Thanks. That was useful. We should replace all the Twitter links with those instead.

laurencerowe 3y ago

> ... shall exercise all due care and shall reduce the speed of the vehicle or take any other action relating to the operation of the vehicle as necessary to safeguard the safety of the pedestrian. This is great in principle but in practice cars will just drive straight at you even when you are crossing on a walk signal. Coming from a country where the walk signal means only pedestrians can be in the crosswalk this almost got me killed the other night. I was hoping self driving cars would help things but it seems they drive straight for you too.

aidenn0 3y ago
This regionally varies. Where I live (also in California), cars stop for pedestrians who appear they are about to cross at uncontrolled intersections. Other places it feels like playing a game of chicken.

fortran77 3y ago

The person was not in a crosswalk, according to this account from a reporter who saw Cruise's video https://twitter.com/BigadShaban/status/1709178267217842320 https://twitter.com/BigadShaban/status/1709178267217842320

lsaferite 3y ago
The change on twitter to not show replies, mixed with multi-message splitting is infuriating and should 100% disqualify twitter links from being posted. (I feel the same about paywalled articles FWIW)
- aidenn0 3y ago
  https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1709178267217842320.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1709178267217842320.html
  - lsaferite 3y ago
    Thanks. That was useful. We should replace all the Twitter links with those instead.