During my driver's license exam, the examiner scolded me for stopping for a pedestrian who was waiting to cross... (saying something essentially like "you might

During my driver's license exam, the examiner scolded me for stopping for a pedestrian who was waiting to cross... (saying something essentially like "you might get read-ended") This was in Switzerland, in the late 80s, and yes, drivers did not tend to stop for pedestrians waiting to cross.