Both should take personal responsibilities for their actions. I had to brake more than once because some pedestrian crossed the road without looking up from his or her phone. On the other hand, someone playing around with his / her phone while driving a car should be seriously punished.
Pedestrians always have right of way in my state, regardless of legality. They can indeed step out into a busy road and it is entirely the drivers responsibility to stop. Ensuring safety in a shared space is always heavily biased towards the person who is operating a deadly weapon, as it should be.
If you can’t be sure you wont kill a person walking, even one making irresponsible choices, you need to slow down, drive more defensively, or not drive at all.
Pedantry incoming: “Right of way” implies drivers have to yield to pedestrians, which isn’t true — they just have to not hit them. You’re still absolutely right about everything else, “right of way” is just the wrong expression. You’re thinking of “duty of care”.
Both should take personal responsibilities for their actions. I had to brake more than once because some pedestrian crossed the road without looking up from his or her phone. On the other hand, someone playing around with his / her phone while driving a car should be seriously punished.
Pedestrians always have right of way in my state, regardless of legality. They can indeed step out into a busy road and it is entirely the drivers responsibility to stop. Ensuring safety in a shared space is always heavily biased towards the person who is operating a deadly weapon, as it should be.
If you can’t be sure you wont kill a person walking, even one making irresponsible choices, you need to slow down, drive more defensively, or not drive at all.
Pedantry incoming: “Right of way” implies drivers have to yield to pedestrians, which isn’t true — they just have to not hit them. You’re still absolutely right about everything else, “right of way” is just the wrong expression. You’re thinking of “duty of care”.