I was a pedestrian in a near-accident years ago that still makes me cringe.
I was crossing at a stop sign.
A car was coming toward the intersection, about 2 blocks away to my right
As I proceeded, the car accelerated. The driver was looking at his passenger and the two were laughing. The driver was not even looking in front of him!
He was coming right at me. I was already past the middle of the street, so I was directly in his path.
I ran to the opposite side.
He zipped right through the stop sign , still laughing with his friend, not ever knowing that a pedestrian was in a crosswalk right in front of his car, and not knowing he drove through a stop sign.
