Comment 27057

By Frank (registered) | Posted October 28, 2008 at 11:06:11

Exactly...and travelling at a higher rate of speed also gives you less time to react before you reach the pedestrian. Mr. Meister...let's use your example... if you'd been travelling at a normal rate of speed you would've had a lot less time to react and might've actually hit the person. Coasting allowed you time to react to the situation. Also you were on Hunter. If you'd been on Main Street and were part of the "green wave" you'd have hit the person.

People will still make stupid decisions and suffer from inattention (I hate cyclists with iPods on). The problem lies when either party isn't allowed time to react. In your situation, you're driving the vehicle which presents the most danger to the other party. (if the ped walked into your car it woudln't hurt your car) As such you should be the one who reacts especially in urban areas like downtown. If the pedestrian makes a dumb decision, he'll cause damage to himself...if a driver makes a dumb decision he's at a much greater risk of endangering another's life.

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