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Originally posted by DVST8R
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Geo I think more people need to use more caution when crossing the road, the amount of idiots running across 3 lane roads, with heavy traffic during peak hours is ridiculous. Quite frankly I'm amazed that more people aren't killed.

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I totally agree with you mate
When I was a kid i remember seeing a safety ad on tv about looking to the right, looking to the left and looking to the right again before crossing a road ... if all pedestrians can stick to a simple rule like this then these accidents would most likely be reduced

But saying that, I also think there will always be problems with idiotic drivers speeding and ending up in similar situations

Maybe blow off valves (really loud ones) and over sized exhausts should be compulsory for P platers so everyone can hear them coming.

(^ Pedestrians only get given way to by vehicles entering or leaving the roadway, on a pedestrian crossing, or at intersections where the vehicle is changing direction) ((and all the other ones I haven't mentioned))

That might be right Jay, but the law of common sense tells me as a 100kg dude to give way to a 1.5ton car!

To argue you point, if the car doesn't have clear vision of whats ahead, the the pedestrian most likely wouldn't have a clear vision of the car coming either. So choose a better place to cross the road. And if you can't judge the speed a car is approaching, then don't cross, wait for it to be completely gone. Thats what I'm teaching my kids, if there is a car moving anywhere, stay on the footpath until its gone.

Since when was common sense actually "common" lol Your counter-argument makes sense, but the fact is people cross for convenience too. There's also no blanket law on where on the road you must cross. If you were in your residential area & were just crossing the road to see your friend, would you triple your walking distance just to have a clearer vision? I'm 62kg & cbf doing that. Works both ways, don't speed in those areas & when crossing, be extra careful.

Wiz, newspapers won't be so eager to post the truth when it comes out. They often prefer to exploit the negative possibilities to amp up the public & get people reading & seeing the accompanying ads.

Dudeman, I didn't quite mean right of way literally. The RTA's always been trying to emphasise that drivers be aware of pedestrians.

Either way....Heart goes out to all those involved. There's someone out there that lost their mother/sister/friend & a youth that'll be scarred for life.

thats why jay drives.

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Oh yeah, don't forget there is a law about jay walking. Wonder why its called "Jay" walking hmmm? [88]

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"The word jaywalker traces back to 1917, though it may have been in use as early as 1900. It is generally considered to have originated in the United States, possibly from the city of Boston. It is a portmanteau of the words jay and walk; in this context, jay is used in the obsolete slang sense, referring to a stupid or dull person, or a rube, i.e. someone from a rural area and not familiar with "city ways". At the time, vehicles and traffic signals were a new concept, gaining popularity in the larger cities, so this term would have been used to describe newcomers who were unfamiliar with these recent developments and by extension, to ridicule people who behaved like newcomers but should have known better"


Remind me not to goto Boston. They might think I was named after a moron. Lucky for me I catch a train to work & don't cross any roads on the way [:p]

Dudeman, is it ok that I drive my Honda to the station though? Surely the law can meet me halfway on this one

LOL @ scooter/obese woman concept.