cunning_linguist is right. this isn't asinine. if the pedestrian failed to take the proper precautions before stepping into the street, he's at fault.

It would have been his fault if he was in a car. Why is it different on foot?

I don't think this is asinine at all.

Here in Colorado a pedestrian always has the right of way, even if s/he is jay-walking. I can't tell you how many times idiots have walked right out in front of my car and almost killed themselves. If I had hit them it would have been my fault even though they were the ones being stupid.

I hit a pedestrian who walked out in front of my car. I was moving in a line of traffic and she didn't even look when she just started crossing the street. She even admitted that she hadn't even looked. Her story changed when the cops arrived. Several wittnesses heard her though, and told the cops what they had seen and heard.

They wrote her a ticket but I never filed a claim against her. I still point to the dent in the hood of my Jeep where her head went "clang".

I agree that this isn't asinine.

It would be nice if cops wrote out tickets for jaywalking. There was a guy jaywalking that caused traffic to have to stop. The cop in front of me, who also had to stop, did bupkus. I honked at a guy doing this and he flipped me off.

This nonsense about pedestrians having the right of way is bullshiat.

sounds liike a case for jackie childs.

how's about an "appropriate" tag on this one

If I were crossing the street in Mexico, I'd duck until I saw a potential break in the madness, then SPRINT to the other side.

Can we start suing deer for damages as well?

Isn't that why your mom always told you to look both ways?

'bout damn time!

Submitter is a big wussy head.

Nobody can talk unless they live in Savannah, GA.

Here walking, running, playing, and generally standing in the farking road is like this damn city's favorite pastime.

It's like the locals were PURPOSELY educated incorrectly on our farking road system. They bike against traffic on one way streets, they stand in the road, they run with traffic. Its insane and we get LOTS of injuries because of it.

Morons.

NOT ASININE!!

Hey! You hit my car!

this isn't good, it's freaking great. Anyone that's been to both Boston and New York can tell you the difference (pedestrian wise) is that people in Boston are farking ignorant of traffic laws. I'd be happy with a law that let you mow them down for not looking.

Can we start suing deer for damages as well?

If a lawyer can sue on behalf of whales, I don't see why not.

It would have been his fault if he was in a car. Why is it different on foot?

Bullshiat. If a car pulled out directly in front of you OR stopped short and you crashed into it, it would be YOUR fault. Sucks, but true... try arguing with any insurance company about it.

It would be nice if cops wrote out tickets for jaywalking.

They do over here. I remember a few years back, they ran a big ticketing operation at the middle school I went to. While some people called it a grab for money (tickets were $50 each), I called it "about damn time". Those little bastards would walk out into the street without any precautions whatsoever. I always drove slowly though there of course, but it still annoyed me how these punks had no regard for the fact that I could smear them all over the road if I wanted to. They totally expected the cars to stop for them.

I believe the exact charge is called Walking to create a hazard.

cunning_linguist_dc:

being on foot does not always give you the right or way with respect to a car.


Tell that to the people in Ann Arbor

Out Of Bounds: They wrote her a ticket but I never filed a claim against her. I still point to the dent in the hood of my Jeep where her head went "clang".

Under those circumstances, I would keep the trophy dent as well (though I probably would have gotten the money for its repair anyway ... gotta pay my insurance somehow).

RTFA!

No where does it say ANYTHING about jay-walking.

This man was in the crosswalk. (articel doesn't specifically say that tho' either)

Have you ever seen how they drive in Mexico?

Poster is one of those that supports the wussification of the world. We need to be protected from ourselves. Poster, why is it unreasonable that a person that causes damage to a vehicle shouldn't be held accountable?

this isn't good, it's freaking great. Anyone that's been to both Boston and New York can tell you the difference (pedestrian wise) is that people in Boston are farking ignorant of traffic laws. I'd be happy with a law that let you mow them down for not looking.

fark you asshat, this is a pedestrian city. And trust me, any jury here will be happy to give me every dime you earn for the rest of your life. See you on the streets!

Well deer aren't exactly sentient...they don't know they're jaywalking.

What the story didn't mention is the guy didn't have any insurance or money, so the judge sentenced him to be the other guy's butler.

Awesome! Can we make that the rule here?

Accidents happen, and sometimes there's both sides to blame, that's what the cop told me.

That old guy didn't look where he was going, was lost in his headphones, and told the paramedics as much.

And there were too many cars to the immediate left lane to see him coming, or for the jogger to see our car.

Sure we were smoking opium-laced weed and huffing nitrous in the backseat, but they never found it.

We could've backed over him a few times, but we thought better of it and stopped after number four.

Sometimes everyone shares the blame, especially anyone collecting retirement money.

If he was in the wrong he should pay. But the stuff about the cop being outside his room- I think I heard that in Mexico you can be arrested if there's a civil suit possible / likely in a traffic accident, esp. if you're a gringo. Is that correct? Maybe Dateline even did a story about an American who died because Mexican authorities refused to allow him to get medical care, preferring to arrest him instead. Heck, I don't know.

/hung over

cunning_linguist_dc:
being on foot does not always give you the right or way with respect to a car

And why NOT? I may be speaking only for myself, but I think pedestrians should ALWAYS have right of way. What is it about being in a car that makes you so much more important than a person walking?

I hate pedestrians on teh street.

- especially the button pushers when there is no traffic & I have to watch them walk all the way down the block past the intersection before the light turns green.

Can we start suing deer for damages as well?

Sure, but I don't think you'll collect more than a buck.

Bride of Oscar Goldman,

Every deer that I've hit has gotten the death penalty

Didn't this happen in The Crow?

The guy didn't sue one of the gang members, but the driver did blame him for ruining his crappy car by being hit by it.

judasdiomedes
And why NOT? I may be speaking only for myself, but I think pedestrians should ALWAYS have right of way. What is it about being in a car that makes you so much more important than a person walking?

You're kidding, right? Please tell me you're kidding.

Hey! You scratched my anchor!

fred_chan Here in Colorado a pedestrian always has the right of way, even if s/he is jay-walking

I disagree, unless this is a new law. My senior year in High school a freshman was hit and because she was jay-walking the driver was not held at fault. To add insult to injury the cop then told her that she was lucky that she was so "healthy" because of her "padding" her injuries were less severe had she had a "slender build" and then proceeded to write her a ticket for jay-walking.

The pedestrian only has the right of way in a designated cross walk.

Insult to injury. Sure it's the pedestrian's fault, but that's why we have car insurance here.

In Mexico, they drive by the "Golden Rule": Whoever's got the gold---makes the rules.

judasdiomedes:

What is it about being in a car that makes you so much more important than a person walking?


It's not a matter of importance. It's a matter of 3000lb of steel vs 100-200lb of meat.

Makes sense.

If a pedestrian is in a crosswalk, then they should have the right of way. If they're jaywalking, then they're fair game.

Oh, AUNTOFDOGFACE... musta sucked to have 3 seconds added to your day. Obviously your time is more important than all others... boo hoo!

Watch where you're going dumbass.