ped was lucky it wasn't a car
Exactly. How about we teach people not to walk in front of moving vehicles rather than screwing everyone over with lower limits in the hopes it'll give these idiots a chance to survive?It's because of people like her that Ontario is now considering allowing municipalities to lower the speed limit in-town to 40kph.
Might be able to sue the pedestrian?Who pays for the damages to the bike???
Exactly. How about we teach people not to walk in front of moving vehicles rather than screwing everyone over with lower limits in the hopes it'll give these idiots a chance to survive?
If the pickup truck had stalled, in your scenario, how is it still moving to get in the way of the biker?No, I'm too good a driver to take a course. I know everything.
Golly Gee, why isn't that bus moving on the advanced green? Moron!!!
Wham!!!!!!!
It could have been a pickup truck that had stalled instead of a pedestrian.
Starts back up and trying to get out of way so Bus can turn.If the pickup truck had stalled, in your scenario, how is it still moving to get in the way of the biker?
I guess I get what you're saying but if you ride / drive that defensively in a city like Toronto, you're never going to get anywhere.Starts back up and trying to get out of way so Bus can turn.
Rule of Thumb: don't hit stuff, especially don't hit pedestrians.