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Wow. Every comment except one trashed you.

Certainly it would be safer if pedestrians (like me!) didn't listen to music while walking, but I'm not willing to concede the principle that traffic laws be obeyed.

Just because I didn't do every last proactive thing to avoid an accident doesn't excuse the person who caused it.

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It's really sad to see the "automotive road entitlement" effect illustrated so clearly. There was a time when roads were for pedestrians and gatherings of people and, well, culture. Then the auto industry used propaganda to convince everyone that the road is only for cars, and I can't help but think that we might be a little worse off for it.

Times change; now, many of the roads _are_ just for cars

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