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> You might think it's unfair. I'm thinking this is either deep-fried sarcasm or a fringe point of view unsupported by any court of law. Do you honestly belie

by Tade0 2y ago

> You might think it's unfair. I'm thinking this is either deep-fried sarcasm or a fringe point of view unsupported by any court of law. Do you honestly believe this or are you leading me on?

scotty79 2y ago
You are right that this is unsupported by the current law. It's mostly due to lobbying by car and fuel companies. They invented the concept of jaywalking and threw money to promote it until it stuck. Personally I don't care as much about law as about being a moral person. Law doesn't absolve me of responsibility I feel and of guilt. If you killed the guy with your car you might find out that you don't feel entirely absolved as well. I just drive accordingly. I am aware that I have it easier because I don't live in US and infrastructure where I drove ao far wasn't horrible. There are no such things as stroad here.
- Tade0 2y ago
  > I just drive accordingly. How do you adjust your driving to people appearing in places they're explicitly forbidden to, like on a fenced off highway? > I am aware that I have it easier because I don't live in US and infrastructure where I drove ao far wasn't horrible. There are no such things as stroad here. I also don't live in the US. Were you assuming I'm American all this time?
  - scotty79 2y ago
    > How do you adjust your driving to people appearing in places they're explicitly forbidden to, like on a fenced off highway? Basically I drive slower. Slow enough that I can be sure that given my visibility no "hiding" pedestrian can reach any point on my trajectory at the same time as me unless they fall from a bridge or get thrown by something else. If I see pedestrians close by, I slow down. If I see something that might conceal a pedestrian that's close enough my trajectory, I slow down. At least that's what I'm aiming for. I make mistakes just like anybody else. > Were you assuming I'm American all this time? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend. I'm assuming that everyone is American here until I have indications otherwise. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3298905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3298905 My comment wasn't about you specifically. I'm just saying that some roads make it harder to drive safely than others. American ones especially.

by Tade0 2y ago

> You might think it's unfair. I'm thinking this is either deep-fried sarcasm or a fringe point of view unsupported by any court of law. Do you honestly believe this or are you leading me on?

scotty79 2y ago

You are right that this is unsupported by the current law. It's mostly due to lobbying by car and fuel companies. They invented the concept of jaywalking and threw money to promote it until it stuck. Personally I don't care as much about law as about being a moral person. Law doesn't absolve me of responsibility I feel and of guilt. If you killed the guy with your car you might find out that you don't feel entirely absolved as well. I just drive accordingly. I am aware that I have it easier because I don't live in US and infrastructure where I drove ao far wasn't horrible. There are no such things as stroad here.

Tade0 2y ago
> I just drive accordingly. How do you adjust your driving to people appearing in places they're explicitly forbidden to, like on a fenced off highway? > I am aware that I have it easier because I don't live in US and infrastructure where I drove ao far wasn't horrible. There are no such things as stroad here. I also don't live in the US. Were you assuming I'm American all this time?
- scotty79 2y ago
  > How do you adjust your driving to people appearing in places they're explicitly forbidden to, like on a fenced off highway? Basically I drive slower. Slow enough that I can be sure that given my visibility no "hiding" pedestrian can reach any point on my trajectory at the same time as me unless they fall from a bridge or get thrown by something else. If I see pedestrians close by, I slow down. If I see something that might conceal a pedestrian that's close enough my trajectory, I slow down. At least that's what I'm aiming for. I make mistakes just like anybody else. > Were you assuming I'm American all this time? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend. I'm assuming that everyone is American here until I have indications otherwise. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3298905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3298905 My comment wasn't about you specifically. I'm just saying that some roads make it harder to drive safely than others. American ones especially.