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[–]Ac1dre1gn 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Ive hit a pedestrian and she lived. It fucked me up mentally for a long time. Everytime I drive past the place where I mowed her down, I think of her and the entire situation. I cant imagine if that woman had died. I probably would never be able to drive again.

[–]PsychedelicXenu[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Were you at fault?

[–]Jaylou 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think about this happening to me while driving all the time and it gives me so much anxiety. I can't imagine how much it's effected you.

[–]Reddit_Sux 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No no no, Do not dare blame the pedestrian, they were at a crossing!!! the driver failed to stop! failed to pay attention to people crossing, Not the peds fault at all!

[–]Sydia 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Anyone who believes that is in for a bad time. I never expect people to stop at crosswalks! I've been hit in a crosswalk and so has my brother. In my case they totaled my bicycle and my brother got a broken collarbone. I won't even use them in cities anymore, I always cross in the middle of the block. I'm not putting my life in the hands of literally every random driver on the road, no matter how drunk, tired or retarded they are that day!

Furthermore- its a lot easier for a pedestrian to stop than a car. From a physics standpoint it is a stupid law. But in this case it does appear that the ped slowed and then accelerated his/her pace and timed it perfectly.