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Re:Honk more, wait more: Mumbai traffic police introduce the... by mrob on Monday February 03, 2020 @12:41PM (#22226643)
I said nothing about safety, and made no calls to action.
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Re:Honk more, wait more: Mumbai traffic police introduce the... by 45ure on Monday February 03, 2020 @01:07PM (#22227017)
Pedestrians have right of way on most UK roads(motorways being a notable exception

Your open-ended statement implies that legging it across a road is fine, as long as it isn't a motorway. This is not a safe guidance for the uninitiated.

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Re:Honk more, wait more: Mumbai traffic police introduce the... by mrob on Monday February 03, 2020 @01:12PM (#22227093)
It implies no such thing, and it is not guidance.
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Re:Honk more, wait more: Mumbai traffic police introduce the... by 45ure on Monday February 03, 2020 @01:35PM (#22227346)
Your original statement was emphatic and conveys authority. Perhaps, I misinterpreted your riposte, as an intention to inform the reader.
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