Originally Posted by
DX-MAN
Not flaming you here, pard, but I really am tired of hearing what drivers "don't expect"; if all any of us had to worry about on the road was what's EXPECTED, we wouldn't need INSURANCE. DRIVERS in particular NEED TO WAKE UP, AND DAMN WHAT'S "EXPECTED". That's just the bottom line. We have to share the road with thousands of "rugged individualists" who are by nature unpredictable; why would ANY of us think THE OTHER GUY WILL BE predictable?
Why? Because it usually works. If you're a driver and you go your whole life without looking for people zooming at bike speed over such crossings, then you'll almost certainly not hit someone. Human nature being what it is, it is foolish to expect drivers not to behave this way. Rants about if it makes you feel better, but don't ignore it if you want to survive.
And to the OP: you have to become a realist and stop confusing what is legally correct with what is survivable.