@mbonsma As a sometime pedestrian (both slow and fast) myself, I disagree. Other people's inattention affects my safety, not just directly but also because drastically increasing the number of things drivers have to watch out for reduces the chance that they'll see *me* trying to cross the street.

Erratic people increase danger for all. In the reality we inhabit, which includes cars, we are *all* in this together and should behave like it.