On 26/10/2015 3:06 PM, Phil W Lee wrote:
Andrew Chaplin considered Sun, 25
Oct 2015 20:07:59 +0000 (UTC) the perfect time to write:

John B. wrote in
:

On Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:06:52 -0300, Joy Beeson
wrote:


A rank beginner is apt to flee from a street where cars are constantly
overtaking and meeting him into the calm safety of a parking lot --
but in a parking lot, the cars come at you from *every* direction.

Until you have a clue, get off and walk whenever you enter a parking
lot.

I'm assuming that you already know how to walk across a parking lot --
is that rash?


Maybe. There a lot more people killed in "Person" - auto collisions
than "Bicycle" - Auto collisions :-)

The problem in parking lots is more often the pedestrians, not the
motorists. Avoiding witless pedestrians may put you in conflict with drivers
seeking a spot or trying to exit.

Since a parking lot by definition has pedestrians going to and from
their vehicles, the drivers should be aware and on the lookout for
them - it is THEIR responsibility to avoid the pedestrians, not the
other way around.
Driving is optional, being a pedestrian isn't.
Anyone who can't drive safely in a parking lot shouldn't be driving at
all. Motorists have an absolute responsibility to ensure that they do
not cause harm by their use of a motor vehicle.


Absolutely. Just as they have a responsibility to not run over innocent
cyclists. But in either case I wouldn't want to trust to their
responsibilities.