Pedestrian safety

[bornagainbiking]

I think that pedestrians have to get back down to basics. What ever happened to "Stop, Look and Listen.
I see constantly, people on their MP3s, iPod, cell phones walking with their heads down directly into traffic mid-block.
Wearing dark cloths at night, wearing hoodies pulled up to impede vision to the sides, riding their bikes with no light weaving in and out of traffic many times going the wrong way on one way streets.
Just last week, I was driving (under speed limit) in the inside lane and outside lane occupied (morning commute) a young adult with his hoodie up and standing on the sidewalk with his toes over the edge decides to stretch his back and leans forward. Didn't look and the hoodie up. I moved left as far as possible (car there) and just missed his head no sorry his head just missed my mirror.
Where has common sense gone, I see young kids run out in front of cars and yell at the drivers. Crappy gamble as these kids don't grasp, some mistakes have lifelong effects.
I suggest that the police start an education program (remember Elmer), and also crack down on stupidity.
I drive, walk and bike and we are responsible for our own safety in many cases. Vehicles have back-up lights for a reason yet people will still walk behind you coming out of your blind-spot. Also kind of hard to hear a V8 let alone an electric or hybrid car or bike with war buds in and tunes blaring.
This ain't a blame game as do you want to be right or alive.