Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...I don't know your vehicle code, but in California, the code is quite specific:
...IOW, there seems to be incumbent upon both pedestrians and vehicle operators a duty to act responsibly.
I have bolded the phrasing on reducing speed. I'm guessing your vehicle code is written similarly.
Yup, you're correct, nevertheless there's a point to the lights and although I'm careful and yield accordingly there's always some oblivious type who unpredictability does something almost unavoidable collision wise.
With a little re-engineering and sensible enforcement all the way around these kind of incidents can be mitigated as rare as they are. What's going to happen is our beloved NYPD is going to lock down and slap riders because it's easy and then they'll just go back to their unpredictable practice of selective enforcement.