I’d imagine even more people are there because somebody drove unpredictably. Right of way rules help other drivers know what to expect.
I have an ex that used to try to be “Mr Polite Driver” to a fault - ignoring rights of way, making others go in front of him even though it didn’t make sense, sometimes sitting at 4-way stops until the cars behind him began to honk. It bothered the hell out of me. If we all follow the same rights of way, we know better what to expect from the drivers around us. That makes the roads safer. Meanwhile, deciding single-handedly to make up your own rules means that now no one (but you) knows when you’re planning to move. That’s far more dangerous than just doing what we’re all taught to do in driving school.
Don’t mind me, I just wanted to rant about that a bit.
The phrase is noting that folks with right of way but don’t observe the vehicles are more likely to get hit. - closer to pedestrians, still applies to cars
What you’re describing is more akin to ‘never relinquish right of way’ where you cause way more danger when not driving as expected. - closer to cars, can apply to certain pedestrians but folks in a crosswalk aren’t a danger to vehicles
Graveyard’s full of people with the right of way.
I’d imagine even more people are there because somebody drove unpredictably. Right of way rules help other drivers know what to expect.
I have an ex that used to try to be “Mr Polite Driver” to a fault - ignoring rights of way, making others go in front of him even though it didn’t make sense, sometimes sitting at 4-way stops until the cars behind him began to honk. It bothered the hell out of me. If we all follow the same rights of way, we know better what to expect from the drivers around us. That makes the roads safer. Meanwhile, deciding single-handedly to make up your own rules means that now no one (but you) knows when you’re planning to move. That’s far more dangerous than just doing what we’re all taught to do in driving school.
Don’t mind me, I just wanted to rant about that a bit.
The phrase is noting that folks with right of way but don’t observe the vehicles are more likely to get hit. - closer to pedestrians, still applies to cars
What you’re describing is more akin to ‘never relinquish right of way’ where you cause way more danger when not driving as expected. - closer to cars, can apply to certain pedestrians but folks in a crosswalk aren’t a danger to vehicles