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@dancing james
When I was a boy my parents had a dog that constantly ran away whenever local bitches were on heat. He would generally sneak off when we were not looking but if there were people around he would close his eyes and skulk off, as if to say - I cant see you, therefore you cant see me/dont really exist.
I am amazed at the number of pedestrians who use this as a modus operandi for crossing roads.
Classic ones are having a phone in hand and walking out, umbrella users etc.
This morning I watched a girl with a newspaper folded over her head just walk straight out into the path of an oncoming car. Her scream as the car narrowly missed her was quite blood curdling.
Is it about time for the green cross code to be advertised again on TV?
Solipsism may not be quite the right term, but was the closest I could come up with.