That is quite interesting how it works for you all. In my state (North Carolina), pedestrians always have the right of way, regardless of the situation. Yes, they can still be breaking the law (jaywalking), but drovers still need to yield and be alert to their presence.
There are people who will wall out in front of cars without regard, and I can’t help but feel that they want to get hit with how they carry themselves (no eye contact, no flinching if a car has to hit their brakes hard, etc).
It’s just numbing yourself, you get tired of constantly checking every angle for some crazy driver. After a decade or so, right around high school age, you just look once and go and if someone wants to hit you hopefully your family gets a nice settlement.
That is quite interesting how it works for you all. In my state (North Carolina), pedestrians always have the right of way, regardless of the situation. Yes, they can still be breaking the law (jaywalking), but drovers still need to yield and be alert to their presence.
There are people who will wall out in front of cars without regard, and I can’t help but feel that they want to get hit with how they carry themselves (no eye contact, no flinching if a car has to hit their brakes hard, etc).
It’s just numbing yourself, you get tired of constantly checking every angle for some crazy driver. After a decade or so, right around high school age, you just look once and go and if someone wants to hit you hopefully your family gets a nice settlement.