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yeah but did you have a front brake? that's the important thing.
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I've had this happen a lot lately, especially on the Embankment cycle lane, on one and two way roads near my work in Victoria and elsewhere. Possibly explained by some of them being tourists and looking the wrong way...
I don't know if I'm just noticing it more because of this Alliston thing, but it's scary just how little attention pedestrians pay to their surroundings.
AlexD
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@NickCJ
Scary experience this morning on black prince road.
No traffic, just me riding north. A mother with a small child in tow talking on her mobile started walking across the road, all the while looking north (her left) and never once checking in my direction (i.e. the carriageway she was waking into).
Luckily I had seen her in good time and we were all fine (I resisted the urge to yell given she had the child with her).
I just worry what happens when someone like that obliviously walks out in front of an electric car, as obviously she was relying on the lack of noise from approaching traffic to tell her it was safe.