There have been quite a few remarks about this victim’s “randomness” or “failure to follow rules.” I have no idea whether she suffered from hearing loss or from age-related delays in response time, or was a non-native English speaker, but please remember that there are many such people and they have a perfect right to be on the sidewalk or path. I myself wear two hearing aids and am slow to hear the standard “On your left!” yell….in fact, I have to turn to lip-read. Please have compassion. If there is a pedestrian ahead of you, do not assume that he or she knows “the rules.” When you are sharing the road, the right thing to do is slow down so that you could not cause injury in the event of a collision.
