On Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:49:04 AM UTC-7, Gus wrote:

In the US, I have heard it said "pedestrians always have the
right-of-way" but I think it's an old wives tale and not true in RL.


"This is social space, so when Grandma is coming, you stop, because that's what normal, courteous human beings do," he said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/22/international/europe/22monderman.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0

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