Have you notice how the general opinion is that people getting hit by cars somehow deserved it? My best friend was hit by a text-and-drive kindof woman. He was an athlete and now he can't walk more than a few hundred meters.
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"I had the right of way" makes a terrible headstone slogan.
What about "I almost run over a cyclist so he attacked me with a hammer?". One can only be so tolerant toward the constant threat of vehicular assault.
Hell I almost got ran over by some bitch a couple of days ago while walking on the sidewalk.
I'm not saying or suggesting that it's a pedestrian, cyclist, driver, or anyone else's sole responsibility to stay safe. In fact, I strongly believe the "stronger" party has an outsized responsibility to make sure they act safely and not endanger other road users.
All I'm advocating for is for all participants to be vigilant and not assume right of way will be honored by the other party.
Ultimately, only you can keep you safe. Don't assume anyone is flawless. Regardless of where you are driving a car, walking, cycling, etc. people can and will make mistakes, miss something, or forget to check.
Of course. I am not disputing it. What I'm pointing out (and tbh I found it especially pernicious where I live, I did not have the same feeling in Canada or Ireland or France outside of big cities - in those places, yes infrastructure can be better, but people are actually nice on the wheel), is that dangerous behavior are normalized for cardrivers. And I would not equate dangerous behavior of a pedestrian with one of a car. In the first case, I'm only endangering myself. It's not smart and of course people should be careful. But it's not the same as drunk driving, for example.
Like a few days ago I was walking on the sidewalk. Some seeyouhaynetee just backdrove into me from her parking. And it's not an isolated incident, it's common occurrence. ALL the cardrivers in my family are taking the wheel drunk. Its normal here.
I think what is considered acceptable strongly depends on where you live to be honest. Driving while druk (a felony offense in most places) is extremely frowned upon by the general public. At least, it is where I live.
Although I do get where you are coming from in terms of other behaviors, there's a reason traffic violations are the most ticketed offenses in just about any country.