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Old 01-11-2012, 07:42 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by tommymac View Post
Things may have changed here but when I was learning to drive they always told us hit a pedestrian and youre prety much at fault, even for that kid that darts out in front of you from between 2 parked cars. There may not be any legal issues from the police so long as you werent speeding, ran a red light etc.... but I think the instances trip listed are just such sheer stupidity they have to be at fault.
And that's what I'm saying; obvious stupidity shifts the blame. It's the case with the drunks who leap off the curb in front of me on St. Patrick's Day, to get to the Irish pub across the street and it's the case when someone wraps an umbrella around his face, then steps onto train tracks.
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