Originally Posted by
cooker
Motorists who do that are not doing you a favour, they are setting you up to be creamed by the car in the next lane, or by the car that isn't so accomodating the next time you cross at that spot, and maybe assume traffic will stop for you.
I believe genec was describing his experience over here, where the right of way code (or rather, we call it obligation to yield) is different. A motorist doing that here is being prudent and predictable, doing what the law says he should do, all that. I agree, it's not a favor, just doing what they're supposed to do in that situation, by our laws.
Your MUPs obviously differ vastly from what we have here, also and especially in terms of applicable laws. Best leave it at that.
--J