So apparently...

[LDUB]

When you get hit by a car while crossing the street at an intersection, it is 100% the pedestrians' fault.. or at least thats what ICBC thinks...

I really don't care about getting money out of it but it just makes me mad.. like obviously it was an accident and I am partially at fault... but c'mon.. 100%???

I guess I must have jumped infront of the car and yelled "HIT ME PLEASE!!"

[M!SKA]

what the shit????
weren't you at a crosswalk?

[oliver]

if you wern't in a crosswalk then please fuck off. i have to deal with idiot pedestrians running through the streets every day. cross at a crosswalk or dont complain if someone hits you.

if it was in a crosswalk then, yah, its the drivers fault.

[krisamata]

^^^ olivers completely right.
when i was in driving school i was told not to stop for any pedestrian crossing the street not at a crosswalk.

[LDUB]

I was not at a crosswalk.. so thats why I'm saying it is still partially my fault.. but the traffic in one lane had stopped for me... making it at least partially the drivers fault.. thats all... I know I was stupid for crossing where I did, but the driver was stupid too... when a bus stops at an intersection, generally there is a reason, and you should be catious as well. Its just not 100% my fault.

[krisamata]

no it isnt 100% yer fault, but you cant blame the driver 100%....

i hate it when someone is crossing in front of me when im not expecting it.........

they come outta nowhere...i look up...there they are.

im not saying its yer fault though, that person definitely should have payed more attention.
its about 50/50 on this one.

are you ok though?

[LDUB]

yeah.. I'm fine!! Thats the good thing.. I could have just walked and away and wanted to but some guy you was a nurse wouldn't let me.. which I totally understand why.

[oliver]

car driving on ROAD. you walk in front of them. your fault.

lets put it this way. if you were walking on the sidewalk and a car suddenly drove onto it and hit you, the sidewalk is for people. the road is for cars. dont encroach on their space just as you wouldnt want them to drive on the sidewalk because its more convienient than waiting for the intersection. life gets hectic that way. =)

[M!SKA]

but you were crossing at an intersection right? so shouldn't there be a crosswalk? glahhh
at least you're okay, thats the only thing that matters :)

[crookedking]

people that are driving cars should be on the lookout for other people on the road.

[MC Hammered]

Pedestrain crosses road, car hits them, driver is at fault until he proves that the pedestrian recklessly stepped into the path of the vehicle.

This is very hard to prove without a witness.

[specialkonrd]

in a situation like that, when theres someone running across the road ahead of u and its not a crosswalk,

you:

1. turn window wipers on high
2. downshift
3. floor it

its soooo funny when they hear ur engine reving up and see window wipers haha

[miss.myra]

funny enough..i was wittness to some girl getting hit yesterday night and it was pretty bad.

She was jaywalking, but certain circumstances make it the driver's fault as well.

I just hope the girl is okay..

[Cdn_Brdr]

The stupid thing is that it doesn't matter if the pedestrian is jaywalking. Law states that a pedestrian has the right of way the second they step off the curb.

Obviously we don't necessarily follow that law but it is there. So technically, no matter where he was when tried to cross the street it was NOT his fault.

Now how does that make sense? Jaywalking is a no-no, but if you do it and get hit its the drivers fault. I think it has more to do with making sure drivers pay attention while they drive. Hrmmm......

[specialkonrd]

i agree with junglet though
i cant count how many junkies ive nearly hit driving by that library or whatever the fuck it is on e. hastings.

they should rename one of those islands above vancouver island...u know those lil ones?
anyways
rename it "overdose island" and ship all the peopel from cracktown out there

[c.tard]

i hate crosswalks, especially ones without lights. why? because half the fucking people DONT stop for you unless you start walk out. it's scary!

I hate it.

I jaywalk almost everyday ( on my way to school) but if your careful it's okie. i hate when someone in one lane stops for me. it's like they want me to go but wtf am i supposed to do?? the other lane is still moving!! it's a busy fucking street here i'm not just gonna walk out.
i have my safe way, i wait until one side has a red light, the turn signal is gone there's no cars, then i walk across. stand on the island, wait for the other light, then walk and im fine.

but corsswalks without lights = people who are assholes and don't stop. I HATE IT! AH! i hate being a pedestrian. =\

and east hastings is bad. i was on the bus once and he nearly hit some people.


glad y ou were okie though from getting hit!

Originally posted by Junglet:
if you wern't in a crosswalk then please fuck off. i have to deal with idiot pedestrians running through the streets every day. cross at a crosswalk or dont complain if someone hits you.

if it was in a crosswalk then, yah, its the drivers fault.

I TOTALLY agree. I hate when pedestrians just walk across and j-walk..then give u dirty looks when u don't stop right away %*$&!!
Like...thats what the cross walk is there for...don't give me a dirty look you f*$%& dumbass! or else i WILL hit u :finger:

[LDUB]

^^^ I understand that it is annoying when pedestrains just pop out in front of cars... (I do drive too) but my point is that if you hit one of the those pedestrians, it isn't 100% their fault, YOU could have done something to avoid the accident as well.

What is that stupid commercial? 99% of accidents are preventable or something like that.

Whether it was 99% my fault, 1% their fault, or hell, 50% my fault, 1% their fault and 49% fate... it was not 100% my fault.

Driving is a privledge, not a right, and when you get behind the wheel of a car there is a certain amount of responsibility that you take on.