Motorists are taught to make sure it is safe before proceeding, other cars and trucks are a threat, cyclists and pedestrians are not a threat to a motorist in a vehicle. It’s like the invisible gorilla video, sometimes when concentrating on one thing, can’t see another no matter how obvious it is.
Here they don’t even look to see if it’s clear. If there’s a break in traffic, they go. Doesn’t matter they’re starting from zero and traffic is going 50. “I go now. Good luck to you.”
The closest I’ve been to an accident was trying to cross a very busy intersection full of pedestrians, cyclists and cars. Intensively looking out for them and wait for a safe moment, then missing a full sized tram.
Motorists are taught to make sure it is safe before proceeding, other cars and trucks are a threat, cyclists and pedestrians are not a threat to a motorist in a vehicle. It’s like the invisible gorilla video, sometimes when concentrating on one thing, can’t see another no matter how obvious it is.
Here they don’t even look to see if it’s clear. If there’s a break in traffic, they go. Doesn’t matter they’re starting from zero and traffic is going 50. “I go now. Good luck to you.”
The closest I’ve been to an accident was trying to cross a very busy intersection full of pedestrians, cyclists and cars. Intensively looking out for them and wait for a safe moment, then missing a full sized tram.