Hey Cato, did you read the article? The words "right of way" appeared nowhere. In fact it makes no effort to describe what happened. Were you on the scene, interviewing the witnesses, then?
@3, 8 and 10 - the Komo News article on this indicdent reports that witnesses said the bus appeared to have the right of way.
Wouldn't surprise me if that turns out to be the case. 3rd Avenue at Stewart, Pine and Pike is a white knuckle drive for anyone. Pedestrians dart out against the light at those intersections every day. I've been working down here for seven years and I'm surprised we don't see more people getting hit. I saw two extremely close calls last week alone.
From the Seattle P-I:
"Witnesses told KOMO News the bus appeared to have the right of way and the man just walked out in front of it."
If a pedestrian steps out into traffic, and the vehicles have the right of way, the act of stepping into traffic does not, to my understanding, mean that those vehicles have "lost" the right of way. The law requires that vehicles yield to pedestrians, yes. It doesn't empower pedestrians to willy-nilly change right of way.
It's a shame if this person was texting or not paying attention or whatever. I hope he can recover. But based on what I can find out, the driver of the bus did not do anything wrong.
Here lies the body of Samuel Jay,
Who died defending his right of way.
He was right, dead right as he drove along
But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong.
No one has anything to say about the bus driver appearing intoxicated?! NO ONE?! Drunk driving bus driver, and we're talking about bloody right-of-way. Oi.
I was actually on the bus this morning and the bus driver seemed fine, but who knows exactly. He was pretty shaken up afterward. I was in the back but a girl sitting in the front of the bus said that she saw the whole thing and that the bus had a green light, and the pedestrian clearly stepped out in front. I was reading in the back though so I didn't see it, but just felt it. It's a bummer how quick the news jumps to conclusions about the situations. I really hope he wasn't under the influence. ugh.
Well, I was actually on this bus this morning. The bus driver didn't appear intoxicated but I don't know for sure. He was pretty shaken up about it. I was in the back so I didn't see it happen but a girl that was up front said that she saw the whole thing and the bus had a clear green light and the pedestrian clearly walked in front of the bus. That's just what I heard though. It's sad to see the news posting stuff that might be false - I really hope he wasn't under the influence.
@19 Yes, pedestrians always have the right of way. There is no time when you do not have to yield to a pedestrian who is in the road in front of you. In the words of the driver's guide: "You must do everything you can to prevent striking a pedestrian, on foot or in a wheelchair, or another vehicle, regardless of the circumstances."
That said, this collision has nothing to do with yielding the right of way since the pedestrian stepped out in front of a moving vehicle.
Seriously, if you are crossing 3rd, 4th or 5th Avenues in downtown pay the attention and don't fucking cross against the light.
This guy is a Darwin Nominee
Corporation teeshirt, stupid bloody Tuesday
Man you been a naughty boy. You let your face grow long
Uh no. The pedestrian had the right of way. I didn't even need to read the article. Know why? Because that is the LAW.
Wouldn't surprise me if that turns out to be the case. 3rd Avenue at Stewart, Pine and Pike is a white knuckle drive for anyone. Pedestrians dart out against the light at those intersections every day. I've been working down here for seven years and I'm surprised we don't see more people getting hit. I saw two extremely close calls last week alone.
"Witnesses told KOMO News the bus appeared to have the right of way and the man just walked out in front of it."
If a pedestrian steps out into traffic, and the vehicles have the right of way, the act of stepping into traffic does not, to my understanding, mean that those vehicles have "lost" the right of way. The law requires that vehicles yield to pedestrians, yes. It doesn't empower pedestrians to willy-nilly change right of way.
It's a shame if this person was texting or not paying attention or whatever. I hope he can recover. But based on what I can find out, the driver of the bus did not do anything wrong.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/arti…
Injury discrimination!
Who died defending his right of way.
He was right, dead right as he drove along
But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong.
total CF commute.
That said, this collision has nothing to do with yielding the right of way since the pedestrian stepped out in front of a moving vehicle.