Speaking as someone who is usually a pedestrian, I really like the "pedestrian goes first" law. If we didn't have it, the way it worked would almost certainly be "pedestrian goes in about an hour and a half, when the road is clear."

Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm about as responsible a pedestrain as we get in these parts. Here, you're legally permitted to jaywalk anywhere between two intersections provided neither of them have lights. However, there are quite a few places where I wouldn't do that anyway, because it's a dumb idea. In fact, just in front of my building, there's a curve in the road, and you have to be far enough away on either side, simply because otherwise, it's a blind corner and you will die.

And I certainly have seen idiot pedestrians that deserve to be run over. But I'm very tired of waiting for minutes at a time while a solid string of cars passes a clearly-marked pedestrian crossing while I wait there, leaning on a cane.

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