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Clean-Independent129 t1_jebb0c8 wrote

Car=people surrounded by safety equipment and steel/aluminum/car structure material and able to injure/maim/kill humans even at low speeds

Pedestrian=people exposed to the elements, vulnerable to injury/maiming/death from cars/trucks/busses even at low speeds

Sure, traffic should flow and be predictable, but cooling your heels in your comfy car for a few seconds is not a great tragedy. I'd rather people in cars defer to pedestrians whenever possible.

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EmergencyYoung OP t1_jebc7ut wrote

Of course, but were not talking about cooling ones heals.

Specifically, we are talking about Cars stopping to decide when people are walking, rather than yielding to people walking.

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Clean-Independent129 t1_jebeb2k wrote

In my neighborhood, as a pedestrian and as a driver, I never assume that any traffic law is being obeyed. I've lived in lots of different places and this is the least predictable area traffic-wise that I have experienced (and I am an early genXer).

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