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There is a difference between having priority on a road and attempting to get hit by a car. You still have "right of way" as a pedestrian, cars should attempt to stop for you and give way, this is more in relation to when you are already crossing on a road at a junction or whatever but does apply everywhere. If you decide to walk out in front of a car that is 5 metres away travelling at whatever speed then you are not crossing a road properly, most of the time self preservation will stop people doing such things but it does happen, the driver would not be coincided at fault if the collision was actually unavoidable and they were paying attention and driving at a suitable speed, but the pedestrian would have still technically had priority (right of way) in that situation.