Originally Posted by
jyossarian
Had a suicidal woman walk out in front of me when I was ~5' from her and closing. Hit the brakes and swerved behind her. She never broke stride and probably wasn't aware of me. I'm guessing she started celebrating St. Patrick's day early.
A lot of people use only their ears, not their eyes, to check for traffic. That works if the only moving vehicles are motor vehicles. For bikes, not so much. And she may have been wearing earphones. When I wear headphones, I look carefully and repeatedly. But no one asks me what I do.