> On May 9, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
>
> > In other words: it's not the ped's responsibility to avoid
> > being hit; it's the driver's responsibility to avoid hitting
> > him.
>
> Even when said pedestrian walks into the fucking street without looking?
Yep. Even then. Think of the car as a revolver which you have brought to a cocktail party. It would be commendably prudent in the other guests to avoid being shot by you, of course, but if you shoot somebody -- even inadvertently -- the fault is yours. Even if the vic was being a jerk.
Drive real slow, is my advice. For one thing, it really *enrages* all the other assholes behind the wheel. One of the few amenities of driving.
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