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Yes, pedestrians are suicidal and there are times when you simply can't avoid hitting them.
But most of the time you need to ride like one is going to step out from behind a van at any moment. I remember Wookie (of Cyclone and Scream fame) not being impressed by how upset I was that peds kept walking out in front of me. I was pretty mad when he told me that it was my fault for not riding like I could hit one at any second, but after I mellowed out and took his advice I've only ever run into them when they ran into me (happened twice, that)