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That sounds like bollocks - you wouldn't blame a car driver if he stepped out in front of one.
Also bollocks: I got hit by something (maybe a stone?) right in the left testicle somehow whilst cycling through Greenwich on Tuesday evening. It still hurts now and wouldn't have happened if my progress along the cycle lane hadn't been blocked by some idiot cunting fuck weasel who tried to exit a side road into a stationary queue. I hope their car breaks down just inside the the minimum distance from home covered by their breakdown company.
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That sounds like bollocks - you wouldn't blame a car driver if he stepped out in front of one.
Yes you would. A mate of mine knocked down a pedestrian who walked out in front of him in the dark, on a dual carriageway, away from a crossing. He got done for causing death by careless driving. The fact that it was a stupid thing for the pedestrian to do had no bearing on the case.
Rhodrich
In law I'm afraid it's your fault - sorry. Whilst the pedestrian was careless in not looking, he has every right to cross where and when he likes. You have to be able to stop in enough time to allow him to do so.