In the absence of any hope of a quick and easy solution for car and pedestrian interactions, there are a couple of rules I always follow personally when crossing.
1) Cars always go first/have right of way, and I will wait until ideally, there is a gap in traffic
2) Move into a position where you are "almost" obstructing the vehicle's path (to get driver to stop, but to be able to pull back if they do not), and stare at the driver and make eye contact, waiting until the vehicle comes to a stop before entering its path.
3) Once in the path of the vehicle, sprint or move as quickly as possible out of the vehicle's path to avoid the eager accelerators
4) if possible, tag onto a group of strangers (run to catch up if needed, then stick with group). Cars have a lower chance of running over a larger group of people
5) Spend as little time as possible in the roadway, move quickly, and mentally focus on crossing before reaching intersection
>4) if possible, tag onto a group of strangers (run to catch up if needed, then stick with group). Cars have a lower chance of running over a larger group of people
There's an old saying in Japan that goes: "It ain't scary crossing a red light when you're in a group!" :V
> There's an old saying in Japan that goes: "It ain't scary crossing a red light when you're in a group!" :V
Originally that wasn't even a saying, it was a joke (famously told by Beat Takeshi's comedy duo around 1980). I guess that's long enough ago that you can say it's old now and because it sounded so much like a saying it's basically accepted as a saying now though.
1) Cars always go first/have right of way, and I will wait until ideally, there is a gap in traffic
2) Move into a position where you are "almost" obstructing the vehicle's path (to get driver to stop, but to be able to pull back if they do not), and stare at the driver and make eye contact, waiting until the vehicle comes to a stop before entering its path.
3) Once in the path of the vehicle, sprint or move as quickly as possible out of the vehicle's path to avoid the eager accelerators
4) if possible, tag onto a group of strangers (run to catch up if needed, then stick with group). Cars have a lower chance of running over a larger group of people
5) Spend as little time as possible in the roadway, move quickly, and mentally focus on crossing before reaching intersection