Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
No, I was being serious.
IMO, it’s the responsibility of the person who chooses the form of transport that increases danger to society to avoid all collisions. If you’re driving down a narrow neighborhood street witb parked cars, you should be going slow enough that you can stop if a child runs out from between the cars. Same principal applies to bikes.
I understand your point, even agree. The law in my country is such that if there was any chance of avoiding the accident, the non-pedestrian is charged. However, there should be a line. Just like train operators aren't held responsible for a person, car, or a bus jumping in front of them on the rails.