In China, at least, if a collision happens between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian, even though pedestrians may be at fault, the driver of the vehicle is always told to assume full responsibility of the accident. As least it always appears to be the case.

Sounds unreasonable? You bet, but all things considered, this is perhaps the right thing to do. In moments of life and death, you perhaps shouldn’t quibble over trifles such as whether they were right or wrong to walk down a road. If you really want to be reasonable, be reasonable before the incident by hitting the brakes and stop.

If you really really want to be reasonable, perhaps you should stop driving a car altogether – that will save you from trouble in more ways than one, I’m sure.

Anyways, that’s “right of way”, an expression that basically means you have the right to do what you want to on the road, or in other circumstances. In fact, I came across this expression the other day in reading A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster. The passage containing “the right of way” runs as follows:

“Lucy, I want to ask something of you that I have never asked before.”

At the serious note in his voice she stepped frankly and kindly towards him.

“What, Cecil?”

“Hitherto never—not even that day on the lawn when you agreed to marry me—“

He became self-conscious and kept glancing round to see if they were observed. His courage had gone.

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