[genericlogic]

While I can't comment on the stats, I do have a story. A long time ago I was working and living in SF. I had just finished work and was heading over to a nearby bar. I was waiting at a very busy intersection for the cross walk to signal to go. I had recently moved to SF and all my new friends warned me about cars, so I was being cautious. There was a guy standing in front of me with big headphones on looking at his phone. He just stepped into the street. Out of the corner of me eye I saw a car taking a turn coming right at him too fast. I reached out, grabbed him by his backpack and pulled him back on the sidewalk. His eyes were firmly fixed on me as the car zoomed by where he would have been, him totally oblivious. He gave the the WTF is your problem face then safely crossed the street.

I think about that guy sometimes and wonder what his version of the story is. Further I sometimes question if he was ever in danger and I was just being overly cautious.

[kirubakaran]

Despite what he thinks, I'm glad you did what you did. Thanks!

It reminded me of the movie Due Date:

    Peter Highman: How have you made it this far? How have you not run yourself over in a car?
    Ethan Tremblay: I've done that.
    Peter Highman: How have you survived? That's my question.
    Ethan Tremblay: Mostly luck.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231583/quotes/

[temp_praneshp]

If it's any solace, I've had something very similar happen. An idiot was jogging near 4th and King, and a car jumped the light after the left turn was red and the walk lights came on. I had trained myself to wait and look, but he went on till I blocked him. He was annoyed at first (reasonable), saw the car go by, but never said sorry or thank you.

I never put on headphones till I was inside the train, as a rule of thumb.