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I don't know if I agree with you, oliver.
I"ve tried being nice and explaining to people that they need to look first, or that using the zebra crossing that's only a few metres away would be alot safer for everyone, but that generaly gets me ignored, and occationaly gets me sworn at.
I'm a polite person by nature, but I feel like screaming at a person that steps out in front of me might be rude, but in the long run maybe it will make a bigger impact and they won't do it again.
Besides that, I wear a PAC bag and so most people won't be reading my t-shirt when I'm on the road, mostly when I'm not on my bike for whatever reason. Call it a conversation starter.
As a by the way, the best speech i've ever heard given to a pedestrian was by my mate Bambi in New York. This woman steps out in front of him and he just barely manages to not hit her, partly by putting his arm out and grabbing her.
once stoppeed he looks deeply into her eyes and says "Look, I'll make you a deal. You don't step into traffic without looking, I won't go onto the sidewalk and start randomly punching people. OK?"