Surreal that @ColoradoDOT is really out here acting like pedestrians are as much to blame for getting hit by cars as the drivers of said cars are--I've had cars speed up for crosswalks so they can try to get through w/o waiting for me first, and that's just scratching the surface
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Pedestrians should be cautious--they must, or they'd be dead--but there is only so far that this can go; overwhelmingly the responsibility for paying attention lies with the person operating a heavy vehicle at high speeds
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Perhaps--for the sake of visibility, so they don't sneak up on pedestrians around corners etc--cars should have their headlights on 24/7. But, no, that's actually a bad strategy because it encourages pedestrians to be less attentive, and count on being alerted by bright lights...
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...and for the same reason, encouraging pedestrians to always wear neon etc is tacitly encouraging drivers to use their eyes less and their reflexes more. Unwise! The price of operating a vehicle is CONSTANT VIGILANCE; only a reckless
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Basically--until
@ColoradoDOT can realize that I have almost as much to worry about from cars which DO notice me as I do from cars which DON'T, they will never really understand pedestrian safetyShow this thread
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