GENDER EQUALITY

THE DRIVER PEDESTRIAN MIND RELATIONSHIP

The event of road accident is really traumatizing that at some point the fear of walking on the road scare the mind so much so that a flash of the event is almost all what you see.  Generally, research highlights that the top causes of road accidents include:

-distracted driving

-speeding

-drunk driving

-reckless driving

-teenage driving

-running stop signs

-running red lights

-driving under the influence of drugs

-rain

-night driving

-car design defect

-wayward driving

Well good enough you already know all these, but let’s look at another often neglected cause; THE DRIVER PEDESTRIAN MIND RELATIONSHIP

Fig: 1

Just as in the picture, while the driver is thinking that the pedestrian will run, the pedestrian is also thinking that the driver will stop. How funny. The immediate consequence is an accident which often results to severe casualties with death at worse.

It is advisable for pedestrians to take precautions even if it means running to save your life.

Please don’t assume the driver will stop because he too might be assuming you will run.

Hope it serves as a positive value.

Welisane Maagbor.