Rant on road safety
so this morning, as i was driving out of my home (condo) carpark, there was a man jogging along the main road footpath with his pet dog running in front.
as i approach the exit to turn into the main road, he didnt even slow down or stop at all at the carpark exit and i almost ran into his dog that was running infront of him (for info, my condo has bushes and a wall infront of the entrance so u cant have a clear view of ppl walking from the right, where he was running from).
what pissed me off was that he wasnt apologetic at all but decided to lecture me on road safety.
like wtf, this isnt a pedestrain crossing so he shld be the one more cautious approaching the entrace/exits.
still had the gall to tell me “i just did my btt last year, so i know all about the road rules”, dude just fuck off, and be thankful i managed to stop in time.
was going to work so didnt stay and argue with him long, just drove off after telling him to go back study the road rules again.
so do u guys think i was in the wrong? shld vehicles give way to pedestrian at entrances/exits?
Netizens’ comments
- OP – not saying you’re wrong for this or that the pedestrian wasnt an ass who should stop being a smart alec. But, you may want to just slow down regardless when coming to a similar situation like today, whether or not you see anything coming.
If you look at most court cases involving driver and pedestrian who got knocked-down, judge will accord bigger responsibility (and punishment) usually to drivers, regardless of whether they knew of what was coming. - Drivers must always be on the lookout for pedestrians and slow down at every entrances and exits…
- This guy sounds like a jerk but yea dude, you should be driving very carefully and slowly when crossing a pedestrian path on limited visibility. Regardless of the rules, your car is powerful and should be extra careful when interacting with pedestrian paths.
- As long as you have did your best to look out for people and drive safely any accidents are accidents.
The pedestrians have to watch out themselves too since no amount of compensation is worth for getting an injury.