Hi @kiligirl - I seem to think Theory 1 might be closer to the truth, people don't accidentally run over or kill someone in the middle of the road. Because of the crime and violence in South African prisons lately, I think most people will rather spend a few seconds longer at intersections than actually killing someone at the intersection than risk going to prison.

The fact that the person was working at the intersection with reflected gear on will make you the driver the guilty party if you knock one of them.

I work in a manufacturing plant and pedestrians actually has right of way before vehicles, so this is nothing new to me.