Scary moment last night (thankfully only observed)

[Hitcher]

Helps explain the classic driver excuse: "The pedestrian couldn't decide which way they were going, so I ran them over!"

[vtec]

My favorite is Alfred street, the one way street running through Auckland Uni.

Peds play chicken with the vehicles there, if they think your going slow enough to stop they'll walk out in front of you.

It's quite fun to coast down the road with the clutch in, then when someone walks in front of you to let the clutch out and gas it. I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching them try try to run in heels. Sensible shoes anyone?

I think I'll have to get a tinted visor to increase my menace factor. Or work out how to wheelie down Alfred Street. Now that'd freak them.

Yeah, it's a bloody shocker down there, if your not careful to get out of their way, they'll probably walk into the side of you.

Especially turning onto that one way street, they're all crossing at the top, and then when they see you coming they freeze, instead of continuing so you could go behind them like you planned, becomes quite dangerous when they are indecisive like that.

[vifferman]

Helps explain the classic driver excuse: "The pedestrian couldn't decide which way they were going, so I ran them over!"

Yeah, I did that, except the pedestrian seemed to have made up her mind, then abruptly changed it. Unfortunately, I was already committed to going behind her, before she spun around and turned 'behind her' in to 'in front of her'.
I would have been better off aiming for her.

[Jackrat]

Try driving or riding past Otahuhu college at 1500 on a school day.
Your likley to get stampeded by 400 Pacific island kids getting out from school.
They ain't small neither.

[speedpro]

I used to work in an office at the intersection of Symonds and City Rds. The running giggling thing was quite common across Symonds St. I'd swear they were trying to commit suicide sometimes. They'd cross over to the middle of City road through 6 lanes and then dodge couriers etc to get out of the middle of City road. Only ever saw one get collected.

The boyfriends trying to do u-turns after dropping the girlys off were a worry as well. Apart from blocking a lane at 4:30 - assholes!