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Quelcris_Falconer13 t1_iy2r1jo wrote

Reply to comment by Blightking in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift

Did the pedestrian have the right of way to cross or were they jay walking?

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Blightking t1_iy2rg2l wrote

if right of way, the driver is completely at fault, if jay-walking, depending on the actions of the driver and the circumstances, the pedestrian would have contributory negligence.

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Quelcris_Falconer13 t1_iy2u0ap wrote

Yeah I know. I’ve seen a lady ina. Wheel chair get hit. She was ina cross walk but didn’t have the light. Rolled out in front of a truck and got hit when the light for the truck turned green. Driver didn’t see her directly in front of his vehicle and he hit and she flew. She was alright just bruised up and they called the cops and the cops said told her that because she was crossing without the light, she was at fault. She even admitted it was pretty stupid of her.

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Blightking t1_iy435kv wrote

no qualms with that result. pedestrians don't have the absolute right of way.

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