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In the Norwegian traffic law, it specifically says that you are to slow down in areas with children. So "the child ran into the street chasing a ball right in f
by matsemann 3y ago
In the Norwegian traffic law, it specifically says that you are to slow down in areas with children. So "the child ran into the street chasing a ball right in front of my truck" isn't a valid excuse, as that's something "to be expected" when driving in a residential area.
At least in theory. Unfortunately the cops here almost never wants to prosecute cars hitting kids or pedestrians. There's always an excuse. "The sun was in their eye", "kid didn't wear high vis (it was daytime)".
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI agree that there is an ammount of reasonable care drivers should have. However, I think the contribution of pedestrians is generally understated. AT least in the US, 33% of pedestrians involved in fatal accidents were drunk. 16% were on freeways. 59% were on non-freeway arterials, while 22% were on local streets. [1] I found it surprising that fatalities are far more likely to involve Pedestrians being drunk or jaywalking on high-speed throughfare than drunk drivers. https://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/GHSA-Pedestrian-Spotlight-FINAL-rev2.pdf https://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/GHSA-Pedest...
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoIn those cases, the person who designed the road should be charged with manslaughter. People don't just walk along the side of a freeway because they felt like it. They do it because negligent planners left them with no better route.